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One year ago, Reps. Scott Perry and Brian Fitzpatrick voted against the American Rescue Plan, a historic effort that uplifted tens of millions of families, distributed life-saving vaccines to hundreds of millions of people, helped open nearly 100% of schools, and powered the fastest recovery of any advanced economy in the world.
Despite House Republicans’ efforts to rewrite history, not a single Republican voted for the American Rescue Plan – including Perry and Fitzpatrick.
Here’s just a few of the major accomplishments the American Rescue Plan helped deliver this past year – and Perry and Fitzpatrick voted to block:
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The greatest year of job creation in American history as 7.4 million Americans got back to work since President Biden was elected
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The lowest rate of people on unemployment insurance since 1970 – more than 50 years
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The Child Tax Credit reached a record nearly 1.4 million families including 2.35 million children in Pennsylvania
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The Earned Income Tax Credit was tripled, providing significant relief to 697,000 workers in Pennsylvania
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More Americans are saving money on health care thanks to expanded access through the ACA
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Nearly 100% of schools are open for in-person learning
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Thousands of small restaurants and bars in Pennsylvania stayed open thanks to relief from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund
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More than 34,000 cities, towns, and counties, saved jobs and prevented layoffs and furloughs thanks to funding for state and local governments
DCCC Spokesperson James Singer
“The economy is stronger and working families are better off today than they were a year ago, thanks to ARP and no thanks to Reps. Perry and Fitzpatrick. Voters will know that when given the opportunity, Perry and Fitzpatrick voted against them.”
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