The publication is reproduced in full below:
IN RECOGNITION OF JESUS MORALES
______
HON. MARIE NEWMAN
of illinois
in the house of representatives
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Ms. NEWMAN. Madam Speaker, I rise to honor my guest to President Biden's Address to a Joint Session of Congress, Jesus Morales, who is a union hospitality worker in Illinois' Third District and a member of UNITE HERE Local 1. Thanks to the passage of the American Rescue Plan, laid off union workers are now able to stay on their employers' health plans until the fall, providing critical relief to workers like Jesus who was struggling to pay for the daily medicine and care his family needs.
Millions of union workers like Jesus--who have given decades to their work--saw their jobs taken away by this pandemic only to see their employer health plans taken away too. Without work and without relief from their government, these workers struggled between paying their families' urgently needed medicine and putting food on the table. Thanks to the American Rescue Plan, workers like Jesus are now able to stay on their employer's health plans at no cost through the end of September.
Our union workers have given everything to our city and country, and it is time we honor them in return. That is why I am proud to honor Jesus this week as my virtual guest to President Biden's Address to a Joint Session of Congress. We will not stop fighting to ensure our workers and struggling families are receiving the relief they need to survive this pandemic.
____________________
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 73
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
House Representatives' salaries are historically higher than the median US income.
Alerts Sign-up