,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #fff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #cj1       
#bjai,ms4 ,ocasio-,cortez 7for herself1 
,ms4 ,meng1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mrs4          
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1  
and ,ms4 ,lee of ,california7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,expressing the 
sense of the ,house of ,representatives 
on the ratification of the ,united      
,nations ,covenant on ,economic1 ,social
 and ,cultural ,rights4  ,whereas the   
,united ,states is1 by many accounts1   
one of the world's wealthiest countries2
 ,whereas the ,united ,states is also a 
land of stark inequality2 ,whereas in   
#bjag1 the ,united ,nations ,special    
,rapporteur on extreme poverty and human
 rights found that among nations in the 
,organisation for ,economic             
,co-operation and ,development1 the     
,united ,states ranked #ceth out of #cg 
in terms of poverty and inequality2     

,whereas the ,united ,nations ,special  
,rapporteur on extreme poverty and human
 rights also found that #dj million     
people in the ,united ,states live in   
poverty1 the ,united ,states ranks #cfth
 in the world 8in terms of access to    
water and sanitation10 and ,americans   
can expect to live shorter and sicker   
lives compared to people living in any  
other rich democracy2 ,whereas poverty  
and inequality are not inevitabilities2 
,whereas poverty and inequality are     
choices made by people in power2        
,whereas every ,american has the right  
to just working conditions1 quality     
healthcare1 an excellent education1     
healthy food1 and safe housing2 ,whereas
 the ,united ,states ,government can and
 should be held accountable by          
,americans and the international        
community for ensuring these rights for 
all ,americans2 and ,whereas to         
guarantee this accountability1 the      
,united ,states must ratify the         
,international ,covenant on ,economic1  

,social and ,cultural ,rights3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it  ,that it is the sense 
of the ,house of ,representatives that  
the ,senate should give its advice and  
consent to the ratification of the      
,united ,nations ,covenant on ,economic1
 ,social and ,cultural ,rights4