Barbara Lee: “Let me also say how important it is that we really understand and recognize that this is a global pandemic and it knows…”

“Let me also say how important it is that we really understand and recognize that this is a global pandemic and it knows no borders. This bill will also ramp up testing, contact tracing, and outreach to ensure that those communities most impacted are supported. It strengthens outreach to medically underserved communities. Again, Black and Brown and indigenous people have suffered the most from COVID. This bill will ensure that the testing and tracing efforts treat people of color as partners in engaging their communities. This is a health and economic pandemic of enormous proportions that we have never experienced in our lifetime. We must make sure that people have safe places to work and attend school. Their health and economic needs are addressed in this bill. We cannot have one without the other. So let's pass this comprehensive relief. Let's begin to try to heal our country. Please support this bill, and I ask for an ``aye'' vote.”