Political Quotes

“yesterday, I came to the floor to talk about the need to provide relief for families across this country who are hurting because of this coronavirus crisis. I said that people are frightened, that they are stressed, and that they are looking to us to take action. Many people have lost their jobs. Many are watching their hard-earned savings evaporate. Many don't know when they will be able to go back to work. Here in this body, my colleagues and I are trying to move forward on a bill that would provide relief to individuals, to families, to small and medium-sized businesses, and to our agriculture producers. Our bill would help to stabilize our economy in this downturn. The Senate bill offers reasonable, sorely needed solutions that will help families. Yet, while the anxiety and frustration around this country rises, the other side is obstructing and delaying the relief that the American people need. Let's look at what is happening here and on the other side of this building. The House Democrats ceased bipartisan negotiations on COVID-19--the relief package that we have been working on--so that they could write their own bill. What are the provisions that Speaker Pelosi and the House Democrats think are critical right now during this crisis of unprecedented proportion like we have never seen before? It is a wish list about which many of my colleagues have spoken.…”