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On the recordSeptember 9, 2020
As my colleagues on the other side of the aisle and their counterparts in the other Chamber tout their messaging bill, here in the House we have offered a comprehensive relief package that actually meets the scale of these crises: the HEROES Act, which includes over $900 billion in direct aid to States and cities.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley emphasizes the House's comprehensive relief package in response to multiple crises.

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