; Whereas alumni of community colleges generated $898,500,000,000 in added income to the national economy in fiscal year 2020, or 4.1 percent of the total gross domestic product; Whereas every dollar of public funding for community colleges returns $6.80 in tax revenue generated; and Whereas celebrating April as Community College Month provides the people of the United States with an opportunity to recognize the value of institutions that have long supported this country's prosperity and competitiveness and community vitality and that will be important to the economic future of the United States: Now, therefore, be it