Mark Takano actually said...

"The United States is lagging behind the majority of industrialized nations that have some form of paid sick leave."

"Research on the 2009 H1N1 pandemic estimated that an additional 5 million people contracted the virus due the lack of workplace policies like paid sick days."

"Today the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic."

"So I think an emergency response is important to ensure that people can start staying home immediately if that is what their medical providers are recommending to them."