Maxwell Frost: “Mr. Speaker, here we have before us a bill that will cost the taxpayers of America more than $20 billion. There will be…”

“Mr. Speaker, here we have before us a bill that will cost the taxpayers of America more than $20 billion. There will be 1 hour of debate. No amendments will be allowed. Even if this bill passes, 100,000 people in jobs directly related to the airline industry will lose their jobs. We have heard that from the CEOs who essentially wrote this bill. They are still going to fire or lay off 100,000 people. There is not one penny in this bill of accommodation for those people, for their insurance, for their mortgage, or anything else. Not one penny. There are tens of thousands of other people who work in related businesses: travel agents, car rental agencies, hotels. The list is endless. There is not one penny for those people of assistance in this bill. Not an emergency disaster declaration. No help with their payments to the bank. Not one penny.”