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Bill Keating is an American politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 9th congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Keating has focused on issues such as national security, veterans' affairs, and economic development throughout his tenure. He has been an advocate for policies aimed at supporting local businesses and improving infrastructure in his district.
I speak in favor of this amendment. On March 27, 2 weeks after the U.S. Government had declared a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 virus, leaders of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, the Tribe that helped the Pilgrim forefathers survive…
Our allies have come together in unprecedented ways in Europe under the COVID-19 pandemic.
Didn't Mexico--Mexico participated in this, yet the U.S. is absent. Forty-seven countries pledging to this, and do not you think that undercuts our efforts?
We think this is a smart piece of legislation and authorizing and, you know, funding CEPI would be incredibly helpful.
It just strikes me as we are making a statement and a contradictory one to everything you said.
We are tragically on our way to 600,000 deaths from COVID-19 worldwide during what has been the most significant upheaval in global security and stability since World War II.
We realize it is in our self-interest--security interest, economic interest, and, indeed, our healthcare interest.
The House will come forward with appropriations with strong investments on the international front in many areas.
However, I do not know how we do those things when we have a administration that, in my view, seems to be hostile in its approach toward participating in all of these efforts.
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