Racial Equity (Cong. Rec., July 26, 2021)

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This is H3851 of the Congressional Record, House, July 26, 2021, with interleaved columns of one-minute statements. Under the heading Racial Equity in American Jobs and Family Plan, Ms. Plaskett says the proposed $2.65 trillion American Jobs Plan contains resources to overcome structural economic inequity. Under the heading D.C. Statehood, Ms. Norton says a poll shows 54 percent of the American people support statehood and urges passage of H.R. 51 in the Senate. Another speaker calls for securing the southern border, and the page records a communication from the Clerk of the House, with the views and figures attributed to the speakers.

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July 26, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H3851
up to the roaring crisis at our southern RACIAL EQUITY IN AMERICA JOBS called President of the United States of
border? AND FAMILY PLAN America, falsely claimed that he actu-
The American people are sick and (Ms. PLASKETT asked and was given ally won the election, and that it was
tired of the talk. They are sick and permission to address the House for 1 stolen from him by Joe Biden.
tired of excuses. They are sick and minute and to revise and extend her re- Something is really wrong with this
tired of the political games. Enough is marks.) guy. And I need some help in trying to
enough. Secure the southern border. Ms. PLASKETT. Mr. Speaker, the figure it out.
Biden administration’s proposed $2.65 Is Donald Trump, A, a pathological
f liar;
trillion American Jobs Plan contains a
commitment of resources and invest- B, a sociopath;
D.C. STATEHOOD C, a malignant narcissist; or
ments to overcome structural eco-
(Ms. NORTON asked and was given D, all of the above?
nomic inequity, driven by decades of I will be around all week. Look for-
permission to address the House for 1
racial and gender discrimination and ward to hearing from you.
minute and to revise and extend her re-
exclusion.
marks.) In addition to being undercapitalized f
Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, with a by the PPP in the midst of the COVID– COMMUNICATION FROM THE
detailed poll showing that 54 percent of 19 pandemic, Black business owners ex- CLERK OF THE HOUSE
the American people now support perienced an acute decline of 41 percent
statehood for our Nation’s capital, the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr.
in their numbers; Latinx businesses fell LEVIN of Michigan) laid before the
District of Columbia, we are optimistic by 32 percent; Asian businesses, 26 per-
about passage in the Senate of H.R. 51. House the following communication
cent. Compounding these inequities, from the Clerk of the House of Rep-
I thank the House for passage of our Black, Indigenous, and people of color,
statehood bill, for that passage has resentatives:
particularly, women of color, have been OFFICE OF THE CLERK,
spurred the American majority that hardest hit by unemployment and job
now supports D.C. statehood. The re- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
losses. Washington, DC, July 26, 2021.
cent hearing in the Senate helped fur- These groups have been left behind Hon. NANCY PELOSI,
ther educate Americans about our and held back for far too long, result- The Speaker, House of Representatives,
statehood bill, noting that our country ing in multigenerational poverty, Washington, DC.
is the only democratic country that de- wage, and wealth gaps. To meet the DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: Pursuant to the
nies equal representation for the people moment, House Democrats are pro- permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II
of its capital. of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa-
posing systemic solutions rooted in eq- tives, the Clerk received the following mes-
With continuing success with our uity to ensure prosperity for all Ameri-
D.C. statehood bill, we look forward to sage from the Secretary of the Senate on
cans. These solutions are driven by tar- July 26, 2021, at 1:41 p.m.:
reporting progress on our bill on be- geted, long-term investments to im- That the Senate passed S. 89.
coming the State of Washington, Doug- prove our infrastructure by igniting That the Senate passed S. 189.
lass Commonwealth. our economy for equity, baking in ac- That the Senate passed S. 894.
That the Senate passed S. 1910.
f countability to equitable practices and That the Senate passed S. 2382.
outcomes and fostering an ecosystem With best wishes, I am,
RECOGNIZING ERIN KERKHOFF where the safety, health, and well- Sincerely,
(Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS asked and being of the people are a priority. CHERYL L. JOHNSON,
f Clerk.
was given permission to address the
f
House for 1 minute and to revise and DOOR-TO-DOOR IN ORWELLIAN
extend her remarks.) FASHION ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER
Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, PRO TEMPORE
(Mr. BIGGS asked and was given per-
I rise today to recognize a young mission to address the House for 1 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
woman in my district who has become minute and to revise and extend his re- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair
an inspiration to women and athletes marks.) will postpone further proceedings
everywhere. Mr. BIGGS. Mr. Speaker, Biden’s today on motions to suspend the rules
Erin Kerkhoff, a University of North- team of neighborhood, basically, dis- on which the yeas and nays are or-
ern Iowa sophomore and track star turbers, showed up at a constituent’s dered.
from Solon High School, earned a posi- house this past weekend demanding The House will resume proceedings
tion on Team USA for the Paralympics that they reveal their vaccine status, on postponed questions at a later time.
in Tokyo. after asking for them by name. f
Kerkhoff, who has 20/400 vision due to Our agents on the border cannot test
optic nerve degeneration in both eyes CONSIDER TEACHERS ACT OF 2021
the tens of thousands that are being re-
is ranked fifth in the world in the 400- leased into the country on a monthly Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker,
meter dash after achieving a personal basis, and tens of thousands are going I move to suspend the rules and pass
record of 58.23 seconds in the qualifying in without COVID testing and without the bill (S. 848) to amend the Higher
trials earlier this month, finishing sec- vaccines. But Biden-Harris, the first Education Act of 1965 in order to im-
ond overall in both the 400- and 100- President with a hyphenated named, is prove the service obligation verifica-
meter dashes. going door-to-door in an Orwellian tion process for TEACH Grant recipi-
The Second District and the State of fashion to pester Americans about vac- ents, and for other purposes.
Iowa are lucky to be represented by cines. The Clerk read the title of the bill.
stellar athletes like Erin, Thomas Gil- Welcome to the authoritarian turn of The text of the bill is as follows:
man, and Kenny Bednarek competing the new Democrat party. S. 848
in this year’s summer Olympics. f Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep-
I could not be prouder to represent resentatives of the United States of America in
these three in Congress. Good luck 2020 ELECTION Congress assembled,
Erin, Thomas, and Kenny, and bring (Mr. JEFFRIES asked and was given SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
home the gold. permission to address the House for 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Consider
Last week, I wished my sister Mari- Teachers Act of 2021’’.
minute.)

ctelli on DSK11ZRN23PROD with HOUSE
SEC. 2. TEACH GRANTS.
Eleanor Martino a happy birthday, and Mr. JEFFRIES. Mr. Speaker, is any-
Section 420N of the Higher Education Act
this week I would like to extend a one else tired of hearing the insurrec- of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070g–2) is amended—
happy birthday to her husband, Ralph tionist in Chief continue to lie about (1) in subsection (b)(1)—
Martino. Happy birthday, Ralph, and the 2020 election? (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘(re-
we are delighted to have you in the Over the weekend, once again, the ferred to in this section as the ‘service obli-
family. former, twice-impeached, disgraced, so- gation window’)’’ after ‘‘under this subpart’’;

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