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,/ev5s7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,rais+ aw>5ess 
( ! impact ( ,,covid-#ai on b]eav$      
*ildr54  ,:]eas ,,covid-#ai has tak5 !  
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,/ates1 lead+ to m ?an #bjj1jjj *ildr5  
exp]i5c+ c>egiv] loss2 ,:]eas #a 9 e    
#cfj *ildr5 "u #ah h lo/ a coresid+     
c>egiv] to ,,covid-#ai1 & #gj p]c5t (   
c>egiv] loss affects *ildr5 #ac & y\ng]2
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,,covid-#ai is exp]i5c$ by *ildr5 (     
color2 ,:]eas an e/imat$ #d1djj1jjj     
*ildr5 w exp]i5ce ! loss ( a p>5t be=e !
 age ( #ah 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas    
*ild b]eavem5t disproportionately       
impacts m9ority communities2 ,:]eas     
*ildr5 los+ prim>y c>egiv]s h a high]   
risk ( exp]i5c+ sub/ance abuse & m5tal  
heal? problems1 includ+ anxiety1        

depression1 & po/-traumatic /ress       
disord]2 ,:]eas b]eav$ *ildr5 are at    
high] risk ( r$uc$ employm5t & h\s+     
in/ability1 & exp]i5ce l[] rates (      
academic atta9m5t & high] drop\t rates2 
,:]eas p>5tal b]eavem5t is associat$ ) a
 high] likelihood ( risky behaviors t   
?reat5 ! heal? & safety ( b]eav$ *ildr52
 ,:]eas ! impacts ( c>egiv] loss on     
*ildr5 are amplifi$ dur+ ,,covid-#ai due
 to a lack ( /able social support sy/ems
 commonly provid$ ) consi/5t s*ool or   
community2 & ,:]eas ! long-t]m          
consequ5ces ( c>egiv] loss dur+ !       
,,covid-#ai p&emic are /ill unkn[n3 ,n[1
 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes !     
impact ( ,,covid-#ai on b]eav$ *ildr5 & 
! unkn[n long-t]m consequ5ces ( c>egiv] 
loss dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2  7#b7   
ackn[l$ges t ! loss ( a prim>y c>egiv]  
disproportionately affects racial &     
e?nic m9orities2 &  7#c7 calls ^u !     
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t to prioritize ! ne$s ( 
b]eav$ *ildr5 ?r\gh id5tify+ s]vices &  

res\rces t c be us$ to assi/ !m4