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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Mar 27, 2020

Can I have a time check? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 5\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 6\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Mar 27, 2020

I am pleased that our next speaker is another Member from south Florida. All three of them have spoken now, indicating the importance of the crisis that confronts us. Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Mar 27, 2020

May I inquire as to the time left for both sides. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 52\1/2\ minutes. The gentleman from Texas has 63 minutes.

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Mar 27, 2020

I agree with the gentleman from Illinois. This is about all of us as Americans, not as Republicans and Democrats, helping those who are challenged, as all of our country is. Our next speaker is my dear friend from New York City--one of the…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Mar 27, 2020

I have thanked each and every one of the chairs. None have worked harder than Mr. DeFazio from the State of Oregon. He is one of this country's experts on transportation and the movement of goods and services so critical to our economy and…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Mar 27, 2020

I have a motion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will designate the motion. The text of the motion is as follows: Mr. Hoyer moves that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 748. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Mar 27, 2020

It gives me great honor to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Jeffries), again, from the epicenter of this challenge that we have as a country and the chairman of the Democratic Caucus.

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Mar 27, 2020

You can't have it. While we enjoy a little levity, we understand the gravity of this situation. People will die today as a result of this virus. We have come together as Democrats and Republicans from every region of this country to…

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Andy Harris
@andyharris· Republican · MD· Mar 27, 2020

We are here a week too late, not because we didn't know what our citizens and businesses needed, but because too many in the congressional swamp felt that you never let a serious crisis go to waste: filling this important bill with pork…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Mar 27, 2020

Our next speaker is another former member of the Armed Forces who has seen combat face-to-face and knows what crisis we face today. I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from New Jersey (Ms. Sherrill).

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David Trone
@davidtrone· Democratic · MD· Mar 27, 2020

Our Nation has never seen anything like the coronavirus outbreak. At a time when our American businesses are forced to close and American families face fear and uncertainty, we do what Americans do best: We come together and support one…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Mar 27, 2020

Our next speaker is the former president of the University of Wisconsin, the former president of the University of Miami, and the distinguished former Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, one of our most knowledgeable…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Mar 27, 2020

I thank the gentleman for his comments. Mayors deal with this problem every day on the street face-to-face. They know how critical this problem is. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr…

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Mar 27, 2020

At this time, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania (Ms. Wild).

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Mar 27, 2020

Because we are getting towards the end, can you give us the time that each side has remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Maryland has 15\1/2\ minutes remaining. The gentleman from Texas has 20 minutes remaining.

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Steny Hoyer
@stenyhoyer· Democratic · MD· Mar 27, 2020

As a former uniformed police officer on the streets of one of our largest cities in America, our next speaker knows firsthand the challenges of our first responders. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Arizona (Mr…

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Ben Cardin
@bencardin· Democratic · MD· Mar 25, 2020

Madam President, the people in this Nation are hurting. We know that. They are very concerned about their own health. They are worried that they may be carrying the virus and may take it home to their elderly parent, who could come down…

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Chris Van Hollen
@chrisvanhollen· Democratic · MD· Mar 25, 2020

Mr. President, I am grateful. I thank the Senator from Maine, but I am happy to have her go first.

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