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Sheila Jackson Lee: The January 6 insurrectionists did not win. The American Government, the people of the United States, won with a…

On the recordMarch 10, 2021
The January 6 insurrectionists did not win. The American Government, the people of the United States, won with a Democratic government that has come to the rescue with the American Rescue Plan. The long lines will stop. $20 billion for vaccines. Cash-strapped Americans will get $1,400 and extended unemployment. We will recognize that our children will get back to school with $130 billion. They will be able to stay in school. They will be able to regain lost learning. They will be safely in school. And, yes, a working family, who my friends do not know, a single- parent working full time and making minimum wage of $15,000 will get $9,525, with children under 6, and a child tax credit of $3,600. Houston will get $650 million; Harris County, $914 million. This is a rescue. The insurrectionists did not win, but democracy did. The Democrats are on the way to give you help.
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas
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Mar 10, 2021

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