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Jahana Hayes: “The American Rescue Plan stabilized our economy and stopped…”

Featuring: Jahana Hayes, Democratic | U.S. House, Connecticut, District 5

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Congresswoman Jahana Hayes' 2024 Nomination Acceptance Speech

Published | Video Starts at 13:23

We brought back $6 billion. That's billion with a B in federal grants to the 5th Congressional District. The American Rescue Plan stabilized our economy and stopped people from dying. That's a convenient fact that people seem to forget with all the Monday morning border backing. We stopped people from dying. We would get reports every day about the death toll. (13:23–13:30)

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Asserts that the American Rescue Plan had significant positive impacts on the economy and public health.

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