Political Quotes

“This amendment provides $650 billion of immediate relief to those Americans who need it most. It is focused on the COVID crisis before us, not on future unrelated spending priorities. The amendment provides $160 billion to bolster vaccine production and delivery, as well as testing and much needed support for healthcare providers. It includes $1,400 checks for lower and middle-income Americans and extends unemployment insurance. It targets money to reopen schools, something that needs to happen as soon as possible, and to expand access to childcare. It has funding for substance abuse programs to combat the opioid epidemic that has worsened. This amendment would save tax dollars. It would save taxpayers more than $1.2 trillion while meeting immediate needs. The emergency we are facing should not be an excuse for funding partisan priorities. Instead, we should come together---- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator's time is expired.”