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“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the resolution (H. Res. 402) urging the Administration to facilitate assistance in response to the devastating impact of COVID-19 in India, as amended. The Clerk read the title of the resolution. The text of the resolution is as follows: H. Res. 402 Whereas in March 2021, a second wave of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (commonly referred to as ``COVID-19'') infectious began to surge in India, overwhelming health care workers, hospitals, and crematoriums throughout the country; Whereas testing results indicate India is seeing more than 340,000 new daily infections and upward of 4,000 deaths a day, though public health experts believe case rates are higher; Whereas cases have surged in neighboring countries such as Nepal and other countries in the area remain highly vulnerable to renewed spikes in cases; Whereas the deadly COVID-19 outbreak in India is a global problem that requires a coordinated global response; Whereas in the spring of 2020, when the United States was in the midst of a devastating spike in COVID-19 cases, India lifted its export ban on certain therapeutics in response to a request by the United States Government; Whereas India's pharmaceutical industry is a vital part of the global solution to the pandemic, especially for much of Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and is the world's biggest producer of COVID vaccines having exported 66.36 million doses to 93 countries, including to United Nations personnel and, accoun…”