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On the recordDecember 2, 2020
I can't go home without a bill that will help our schools and help our children normalize, or to provide some guidance on how we will distribute the vaccines, and as well to save small businesses.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas

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Sheila Jackson Lee stresses the importance of passing a relief bill to support schools, vaccine distribution, and small businesses.

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