On the recordMay 15, 2020
I thank the distinguished chair for her leadership. More than 80,000 Americans dead, 35 million unemployed, the economy in recession--there is pain; there is suffering; and there is death throughout the land. Congress must act to provide relief to the American people. We must support our State and local governments. We must strengthen unemployment insurance. We must provide an additional round of direct stimulus payments to everyday Americans. We must provide hazard pay to our heroes and our essential workers. We must increase access to testing, tracing, and treatment. There is pain; there is suffering; and there is death throughout the land. Congress must act with the fierce urgency of now--not tomorrow, not next week, not next month, now. Vote ``yes'' on the HEROES Act.
