[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 16, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1408]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                             SCHOOL TESTING

  (Mr. AUCHINCLOSS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. AUCHINCLOSS. Madam Speaker, the American Rescue Plan is going to 
help get kids back to full, in-person learning in Massachusetts' Fourth 
Congressional District. Since even before taking office, opening the 
schools has been my top district priority.
  With the rescue plan, we are not only boosting the production of 
vaccines that protect teachers and staff, but we are also providing 
money for HVAC upgrades and for ongoing COVID surveillance testing in 
the schools. This testing catches outbreaks early and breaks 
transmission chains. It provides confidence and transparency as we 
reopen.
  I am proud that scientists and operators in my district are 
developing these cutting-edge, low-cost school testing technologies, 
including at Ginkgo Bioworks, CIC Health, and Project Beacon. 
Classrooms must open, and they must be safe for students and teachers 
alike. With vaccines and testing, they will be.

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