Political Quotes

“I am here today to call on colleagues to support the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, legislation that is poised to be a lifeline to my constituents in Missouri's Second Congressional District during this pandemic. This bill includes $310 billion in increased funding for the Paycheck Protection Program, a program that has helped keep open thousands of Missouri businesses, including Martha's Hands, a St. Louis-based home healthcare provider with over 200 employees. My office worked with Martha's Hands to secure these vital PPP funds so that they will be able to pay their employees and keep their doors open to help the most fragile in our community. There are small businesses and workers just like them all over that are dependent. They are the backbone of our economy. Madam Speaker, we fought to also include $75 billion for hospitals and healthcare providers so the frontline healthcare heroes are taken care of and $25 billion for critical COVID-19 testing so we can better understand the spread of this virus, to save lives, and to have the confidence to reopen our communities. Madam Speaker, I urgently ask everyone to vote ``yes'' on this legislation.”