House Democrats' First 100 Days (Cong. Rec., April 16, 2021)
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A page of the Congressional Record, House, dated April 16, 2021, at page H1879, made up of one-minute speeches. Mr. Aguilar reviews what the House passed in its first 100 days, including the Equality Act, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and the American Rescue Plan. Mrs. Maloney of New York says her bill, H.R. 2096, the SACKLER Act, would prevent members of the Sackler family from using bankruptcy proceedings to evade lawsuits, which she describes as arising from the company's role in the opioid crisis. Ms. Jacobs of California speaks in support of ending U.S. involvement in the war in Afghanistan, and other speakers mark limb loss awareness and a student named among the finalists in the Regeneron Science Talent Search.
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April 16, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1879
standards. As this pandemic has so Americans of all ages, from children among the top 40 finalists in the 80th
forcefully and painfully shown us, an to our seniors, are affected. Eighty- Regeneron Science Talent Search, one
overreliance on a foreign supply chain eight percent are over 45 years old. Of of the most prestigious science and
makes us vulnerable. course, many of our brave servicemem- mathematics competitions in the
Madam Speaker, how about this: a bers suffer injuries resulting in limb United States for high school scholars.
‘‘Made in America’’ label on all prod- loss, over 1,500 currently from Iraq and I could not be prouder of Dasia and
ucts used in American public works Afghanistan. excited for the next generation of
across the country. On that, perhaps, Each of these Americans has their women scientists who are working to-
we can agree. own story and faces unique challenges. wards building a better future for gen-
f Many amputations result from some erations to come.
preventable disease and have prevent- f
HOUSE DEMOCRATS’ FIRST 100
able issues, such as diabetes and pe-
DAYS AMERICA’S OPIOID EPIDEMIC
ripheral vascular disease. This is an-
(Mr. AGUILAR asked and was given other reason to raise awareness of limb (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of
permission to address the House for 1 loss and educate ourselves and others New York asked and was given permis-
minute.) about what it is like to live with limb sion to address the House for 1 minute
Mr. AGUILAR. Madam Speaker, ear- loss and limb difference. and to revise and extend her remarks.)
lier this week, we marked the 100th day f Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New
of the 117th Congress, and I rise today York. Madam Speaker, I rise to speak
to reflect on some of the progress we END U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN THE on a commonsense bill I introduced to
have made in the House. WAR IN AFGHANISTAN promote accountability for America’s
In our first 100 days, we passed the (Ms. JACOBS of California asked and opioid crisis. The opioid epidemic has
Equality Act to ensure full equality was given permission to address the taken almost as many lives as the
under the law for our LGBT commu- House for 1 minute.) COVID–19 crisis.
nity. Ms. JACOBS of California. Mr. The Sackler family has amassed bil-
We removed the ratification deadline Speaker, I rise today to express my lions of dollars, in large part, through
from the ERA to extend that same support for ending U.S. involvement in the sales of Purdue Pharma’s
equality to all American women. the war in Afghanistan. OxyContin. Members of the Sackler
We passed the Dream and Promise Mr. Speaker, wars are supposed to family have been directly involved in
Act, giving young immigrants who call end. In the time that we have been in the company’s efforts to flood our com-
this country home a chance to build Afghanistan, I have graduated from munities with this dangerous pain-
their lives here. middle school, I have graduated from killer and to mislead the public on the
We passed the George Floyd Justice high school, I have graduated from col- danger it poses to their health. Purdue
in Policing Act to reform our broken lege and grad school, worked at the has declared bankruptcy, and members
system of policing. U.N. and the State Department, started of the Sackler family are seeking legal
We took meaningful, lifesaving ac- two organizations, and was elected to releases from individual lawsuits
tion to prevent gun violence and stop Congress. brought against them by government
further tragedies. I represent San Diego, a proud mili- entities.
The recent tragedies our country has tary community, and one that knows My bill, H.R. 2096, the SACKLER Act,
endured have further highlighted the better than most the human cost of ensures that individuals accused of
need for the Senate to take action war. Ending this war does not invali- wrongdoing by government actors, like
quickly on these bills. date those sacrifices. It recognizes the Sacklers, are prevented from evad-
We passed the American Rescue Plan, them. We are indebted to the thou- ing responsibility through bankruptcy
the most important and ambitious in- sands of servicemembers who answered proceedings.
vestment in the American people into the call to serve, and we remember I ask my colleagues for their support
nearly a century. This bold legislation those who never came home. It is in in this crucial effort to ensure account-
gives us a roadmap to help us build their honor that we look to the next ability for the harm the Sacklers have
back better and to emerge from this challenge. inflicted on our communities, and to
pandemic stronger than ever. It has Now it is time to prioritize diplo- promote justice for lives lost to the
helped 50 percent of Americans receive matic and humanitarian work in Af- opioid epidemic.
a lifesaving vaccine and put money in ghanistan, to reassert Congress’ au- f
the pockets of people. thority on war powers, and to focus our
CRISIS AT THE SOUTHERN
I am so proud of all we have efforts on the security needs of the fu-
BORDER
achieved, and I know our work is just ture, not the past.
getting started. f (Ms. TENNEY asked and was given
f permission to address the House for 1
RECOGNIZING DASIA TAYLOR OF minute and to revise and extend her re-
LIMB LOSS AND LIMB IOWA CITY marks.)
DIFFERENCE AWARENESS MONTH (Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS asked and Ms. TENNEY. Madam Speaker, there
(Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given was given permission to address the is a crisis at our Nation’s southern bor-
permission to address the House for 1 House for 1 minute and to revise and der, as you heard when our minority
minute.) extend her remarks.) whip STEVE SCALISE outlined it earlier.
Mr. LAMALFA. Madam Speaker, Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, Last month, more than 170,000 illegal
April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference I rise today to recognize a young immigrants were encountered and res-
Awareness Month. More than 2 million woman in my district who is making cued by border agents at our southern
Americans live with limb loss or limb strides in the field of medical science. border, and almost 19,000 of them were
difference, and an additional 28 million Mr. Speaker, 17-year-old Dasia Tay- children, the most ever in a single
are at risk of amputation surgery. It is lor of Iowa City is currently in the re- month.
estimated that more than 500 Ameri- search phase for her groundbreaking This is a humanitarian catastrophe,
cans lose a limb each day. With great invention: surgical sutures that change as cartels are profiting at record levels
advances in prosthetics, sometimes we color when a wound becomes infected. from this egregious human trafficking
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may not even know that those around These sutures will be an asset to both scheme.
us may be missing a limb. doctors and patients to catch post-sur- I visited the border, including a child
There are many causes of limb loss, gical infections early on when they can processing center at the El Paso Sec-
some not immediately apparent to us, be treated more easily with antibiotics. tor, and witnessed this firsthand. I left
including, number one, vascular dis- This, in turn, will save lives. with an even deeper sense of respect
ease, 54 percent of which includes dia- For her intellect, research, and inge- and admiration for the men and women
betes. nuity, Dasia was recently recognized of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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