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On the recordMarch 27, 2020
``My fellow citizens, let no one doubt that this is a difficult and dangerous effort on which we have set out. No one can foresee precisely what course it will take or what costs or casualties will be incurred. Many months of sacrifice and self-discipline lie ahead--months in which both our patience and our will will be tested, months in which many threats and denunciations will keep us aware of our danger.'' Mr. Speaker, these were the words of John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis. They are equally true today. We cannot see what course this virus will take, not precisely. Many months of sacrifice and self- discipline will lie ahead for the American people. We will be tested, and we will prevail. America will rise to meet this challenge or any other. Our healthcare workers already are. In this bill, we give them the tools to do the job and we give families the financial support they need to get by until this time of trial and tribulation is over. Let us support this bill and help put our people and our country on the road to recovery.
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California
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Mar 27, 2020

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