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On the recordMarch 25, 2020
Mr. President, the deadly coronavirus that emerged from China late last year has now spread across the globe. The Chinese Communist Party deceived the world, even their own people, and unleashed the worst pandemic in a century on us all. Now it falls to us to defeat it. Here at home, a strange and unsettling hush has fallen over much of the country, as businesses close and millions of Americans brace for what is to come. In New York, Seattle, New Orleans, and elsewhere, preparation for the virus has ended. The virus has arrived in force. The urgent battle to suppress it has begun. In emergency rooms and ICUs, courageous doctors and nurses are already locked in a battle to save the lives of their patients. Protective gear is in short supply, but their regard for safety and even family come second to their duty. The days ahead will be a close- run thing in those cities, as they struggle to keep their hospitals open and functioning. But make no mistake. The China virus will spare none of us--from the high-rises of the big cities to the hills of the Ozarks. Soon, the Senate will finally pass desperately needed emergency legislation for our Nation, including a massive infusion of funds to our healthcare system. But this legislation isn't about stimulus. It is about survival. With this legislation behind us, Americans are beginning to ask: What is next?…
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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