It baffles me that the response from our friends on the other side of the aisle seem to be that we're being too mean or unfair to teachers unions.

Mr. Chairman it's our job to point out when the education is failing our children, especially our most vulnerable children.

But the Congressional Budget Office said almost none of this money will play any role in reopening schools.

For these children school is so much more than a place to learn.

Racial segregation and inequities in education are not just chapters in a history book for me. I lived and experienced them first-hand.

Shouldn't all children have opportunities to achieve the American dream? It must never be a partisan issue.

Ensuring all children have opportunities to achieve the American Dream must never be a partisan issue.

The longer the schools stay closed, the further our children fall behind, particularly those in disadvantaged groups.

Being raised by teachers myself I understand that. And let me say this. Your concerns you have, what you're going through has absolutely nothing to do with Medicare for all, defunding the police, wealth, and meeting your tax, 500 billion dollars in school State loss nation-wide, housing security and a charter school moratorium.

I hope we can work together in a bipartisan, fair, responsible matter to right the wrongs that destroyed so many lives and families in Utah and the western States.

I respectfully request that you extend RECA and expand the coverage area to include Clark County and Mohave County.