Political Quotes

“yesterday, the World Health Organization officially declared COVID-19--known as the coronavirus--a pandemic, saying that it was ``deeply concerned both by the alarming . . . spread and severity, and . . . alarming levels of inaction'' by the nations of the world. Let me repeat that. They were ``deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity, and the alarming levels of inaction'' by the nations of the world. In my home State of New York, members of the National Guard arrived in New Rochelle this morning to clean institutions and deliver food to the more than 120 sick residents within the 3-mile containment area. Here in the Capitol, public tours will be suspended, and by the end of the week, the Capitol Complex will be restricted to official business only. Today the House of Representatives will take up and pass several measures the Speaker and I called for earlier this week to alleviate the economic pain felt by American workers and families who are impacted by the coronavirus, including extension of paid sick leave, food security insurance, and an expansion of unemployment insurance. The legislation will also provide much needed help to States like New York that are overburdened by Medicaid costs. By temporarily modifying the FMAP formula, it gives the States the flexibility and money they need to fight this problem. I have long fought for an increase in FMAP funding, and this is welcome and needed for New York.…”