Political Quotes

“today I introduced legislation that provides $306 billion in additional resources to fight the coronavirus and to mitigate its impact on American families, schools, and businesses. I want to briefly highlight some of the main provisions. They have probably been talked about already this afternoon. First, $6 billion goes for States to ramp up testing, with a particular emphasis on schools, employers, childcare facilities, and nursing homes. Second, $26 billion goes for the development and distribution of vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics. We have made meaningful progress on each of these fronts, but we haven't gotten there yet, as we all know. Third, there is $105 billion for the Education Stabilization Fund to help schools adapt to the circumstances they face, which are extraordinary. The CDC has emphasized the importance of getting kids back into school and has issued guidelines on how to do so safely. That is why this legislation provides additional funding for K-12 schools to get kids back into the classroom at least 50 percent of the time, which would be a big start. We recognize they will incur additional expense if they reopen safely, and we have to try to provide for that. The fourth point I want to highlight briefly here is $20 billion in additional assistance for our Nation's farmers and our ranchers. The fifth and final point: nearly $30 billion to bolster the U.S. defense industrial base, which is important to all of us.…”