Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly), my friend, for yielding me the time. I rise today in support of the COVID PREPARE Act, H.R. 7496. As I stand here, our Nation stands at more than 7 million Americans confirmed infected with the SARS-Cov-2 virus and more than 206,000 American lives lost to COVID-19. The scale and scope of this pandemic is unprecedented in American history, causing dual national crises: one of public health, the other of economic calamity. Over the past 6 months, the pandemic has affected all of us, putting our loved ones at risk, overwhelming our healthcare systems, keeping our kids out of school, devastating our businesses, and pushing State and local governments to the brink. Most experts agree that things are likely to get worse before they get better. According to Reuters, for the week ending September 27, total new cases are up 10 percent from the prior week. Daily new cases are again rising, with The New York Times reporting a 23 percent increase in average daily cases over 2 weeks ago. And The Times shows that more than half of U.S. States already have high rates of infection--at least 15 cases per 100,000 population--or are concerningly facing rising rates of infection. So many people are suffering and looking to their government for relief.…”