Debbie Mucarsel-Powell: “I am not going to lie to my constituents.”

I can't believe what I am hearing, that this bill is political, that we have to wait, and that our constituents don't need help. I want my colleagues on the other side to tell my constituents in Florida who can't access their unemployment…

Many of my constituents that I represent in Florida fled to America from countries that use deadly force to stifle speech.

These immigrants are people that are working right now to save lives. They're keeping our Nation operating during a pandemic.

I think we have to make it clear that this is not--these essential workers are not taking jobs away from our American workers that are here, that we also have to provide opportunities for them. It's not an either/or question. We can do…