Congressional Record, House (April 15, 2021): Relief for Adult-Disabled Dependents (Rep. Angie Craig)

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A one-minute House speech by Rep. Angie Craig, printed in the Congressional Record, Volume 167, Number 65, for Thursday, April 15, 2021, at Page H1796, under the heading Relief for Adult-Disabled Dependents. Craig says the CARES Act delivered relief checks to millions the year before but left out dependent adult children, citing Debbie and Victor Harris of Eagan, Minnesota, whose son Josh has complex medical needs and receives 24-hour care from home-care nurses and the family's two grown sons yet did not qualify. She says such stories led her to introduce the All Dependent Children Count Act, and that the American Rescue Plan now gives families like the Harrises an additional $1,400.

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[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 65 (Thursday, April 15, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1796]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                  RELIEF FOR ADULT-DISABLED DEPENDENTS

  (Ms. CRAIG asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. CRAIG. Mr. Speaker, last year, the CARES Act delivered relief
checks to millions, but families were disappointed to learn that their
dependent adult children weren't eligible to receive support, including
the Harris family in Eagan, Minnesota.
  Debbie and Victor Harris are proud parents to their wonderful son,
Josh, who has complex medical needs. Expenses are constant for the
Harris family. Home-care nurses and their two grown sons provide 24-
hour care for Josh. Despite that, as an adult-disabled dependent, Josh
didn't qualify for relief.
  It was because of stories like these that I introduced the All
Dependent Children Count Act and pushed to ensure that Josh and
millions of other dependent adult children could receive the relief
they deserve.
  I am so proud we were finally able to get this in the American Rescue
Plan and give families like the Harrises an additional $1,400, allowing
them the freedom and support to enjoy some well-deserved time in
Minnesota's great outdoors.

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