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BUILDING BACK BETTER
(Mr. SOTO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.)
Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, the American people have spoken. It is time to build back better.
Today's historic vote shows that President Biden and the Democratic Congress are united and that we are keeping our promises to the American people who put us in office.
Today, we move forward on the bipartisan infrastructure package to rebuild our Nation. Today, we move forward on the Build Back Better reconciliation bill to invest in American families. And today, we move forward on restoring the Voting Rights Act to protect our democracy.
It is not a moment too soon. Florida's Ninth Congressional District is the fastest growing district in the Nation, 40 percent growth, as I represent 955,000 constituents.
Whether it is central Florida or across the Nation, it is time to upgrade America's roads, bridges, ports, airports, rural broadband, clean water, and resilient and renewable energy. It is time to make childcare costs and workforce education more affordable. It is time to help our seniors, extend middle-class tax cuts, combat climate change, and build back better.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 150
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