Political Quotes

“Mr. President, America is in crisis. Time is of the essence, and the Senate needs to work on a bipartisan basis to get the job done and get it done today, without delay. We see our fellow Americans all across this country uniting at this time of crisis--neighbors helping neighbors, people helping throughout their communities. We are watching our healthcare workers on the frontlines of fighting this virus, true heroes who are putting themselves at risk every day in order to help patients coming in the door. They are facing extreme shortages in personal protective equipment. We need to rush that out in much greater volumes to protect them. We still have a huge shortage of tests in this country and got caught way behind the curve, and we are having to catch up. We are trying to manufacture ventilators to help those who are sick and those who may get sick. In doing that, Americans are coming together. We have seen stories of notices going out to dentists' offices and others who have important personal protective equipment like masks but aren't needing them right now, to try to rush those to local hospitals. We have seen nurses and doctors and other healthcare workers on the frontline coming together, and that is exactly what this Senate and House need to do. We need to do what Americans around the country are doing, uniting to help one another and help our country. We did that on rounds 1 and 2. We worked very quickly to put together an $8.3 billion package for round 1.…”