Hal Rogers: “May I inquire how many speakers the gentlelady has remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentlewoman from…”

I yield to the gentleman from Kentucky, my close friend, whose district was the hardest hit and whose constituents along with all those impacted are in our prayers.

You know, we have got an epidemic going on inside the pandemic.

My words were not acceptable. And I expressed my regret to her first and foremost.

I urge a ``yes'' vote on this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. {time} 1515