Eva M. Clayton: “Mr. Speaker, Congress passed within 10 days of the terrorist attack a bailout package for our airline industry, which…”

“Mr. Speaker, Congress passed within 10 days of the terrorist attack a bailout package for our airline industry, which they indeed needed. Now, about 10 days later, we have an opportunity to pass a bill, H.R. 2946, to provide relief for displaced workers. We must support America's workers. In addition to the hardships suffered by airlines during this crisis, thousands, indeed, hundreds of thousands, of airline and airport workers have lost their jobs or may lose their jobs and need help from the Federal Government. We also should find ways to help the millions of workers in hotel and travel industry jobs who also may become unemployed during this crisis. The devastation of the hospitality industry nationwide cannot be overstated. Between one-third and one-half of our Union's members will be laid off this week, and the same proportions are true for the larger non-Union sector of our industry, resulting in at least three million workers laid off.”