Political Quotes

“The statistics are devastating, as well, when it comes to the number of people filing for unemployment--recordbreaking numbers-- and those are included in this article as well. So we are counseled by the new Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, approved by this body, that we shouldn't take our foot off the accelerator for fear that this economy will bog down again. Businesses will find it difficult to survive--even open--and their employees, of course, will be without work. We need to get this economy roaring back, and that means making the investment that President Biden is asking for. Similarly, we need to get our kids back in school. I know most parents would feel that is true, grandparents as well. And the sooner we do it, the better, but do it safely--safely for the teachers, administrators, and everyone involved in that decision. It is hard to imagine what we have been through in the last calendar year, the year 2020. I am glad it is behind us. We will still have many challenges ahead, but it is hard to believe that just 1 year ago this week, in the State of Illinois, we confirmed our first case of coronavirus--1 year ago. A patient had returned from China to suburban Chicago and transmitted the virus to her husband. She was treated successfully, as was her husband. But in the 365 days since then that transpired, 1.1 million COVID-19 cases occurred in my State of Illinois--from one person a year ago, 1.1 million cases--and almost 19,000 Illinoisans have died.…”