Political Quotes

“I rise to speak to S. 3669, the COVID-19 International Response and Recovery Act of 2020. As of this weekend, there are an estimated 10 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 worldwide. More than 2.5 million of those cases are right here in the United States. The disease has claimed over 125,000 American lives. For anyone who questioned why we should care about what happens elsewhere in the world, this pandemic has certainly been most assuredly a wake- up call. The virus didn't start here, but it came here and Americans are now suffering from the effects of an epidemic that shows no signs of stopping. Even if we bring it under control in the United States, in the absence of U.S. leadership for a truly global response, the virus can and will return. We cannot safeguard American lives without one, but we cannot lead or even meaningfully participate in a global response when we don't have a coherent and effective domestic strategy. The President's desperate denial, his refusal to take this pandemic seriously, and his seeming inability to care about the health and well- being of all Americans are as shocking as they are dangerous.…”