Political Quotes

“well, in the month since I last addressed this Chamber, life for nearly every American has been upended. Stay-at- home orders have swept across the country. The monthly toll of new unemployment claims are measured in the millions. Our health system has been strained to the breaking point. American workers and businesses are suffering financial hardship not seen since the Great Recession. Almost 800,000 of our fellow citizens have tested positive for COVID- 19. And most heartbreakingly, America has lost more than 37,000 precious lives to this coronavirus--many, many of them New Yorkers. Over the past 2 months, the Senate has come together on three occasions to pass legislation in response to this multifaceted crisis, to rescue our ailing healthcare system, to cushion the blow to American workers and businesses, and to prepare our country for a more prosperous future on the other side of this pandemic. Our last legislative effort, the CARES Act, was unprecedented in size and in scope--the largest stimulus in American history. Remarkably, on such a large and complex bill, the Senate came together 96-0 to pass this crucial emergency relief, getting ayes from Senator Sanders to Senator Cruz and everyone in between. It shows that, even with the partisanship here, as tough and harsh as it can be, we can come together unanimously in a time of great crisis.…”