Joe Morelle

Very briefly, I do note that we certainly could have entered into a bipartisan agreement if we didn't care about climate change, if we weren't interested in the greatest impact on our carbon footprint by transportation and automobiles, and…

On Monday, the Rules Committee met and reported a rule, House Resolution 1028, providing for consideration of H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, under a structured rule. The rule provides 2 hours of general debate on the bill, equally divided…

For the purpose of debate only, I yield the customary 30 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Woodall), pending which I yield myself such time as I may consume. During consideration of this resolution, all time yielded…

By direction of the Committee on Rules, I call up House Resolution 1028 and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 1028 Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order…

The devastation that has occurred in the wake of this crisis has been made all the worse by the deep-seated inequalities that have plagued our country for decades.

If the President of the United States had demonstrated half the leadership of my friend, the Governor of New York, thousands of Americans might not have contracted COVID-19 in the first place.

It is critical we look at recovery through the lens of addressing these underlying social determinants of health, education, and economic stability

The statistics are unacceptable and they represent the deeply entrenched inequalities, inequities, and barriers to communities of color

The racial and ethnic inequities that have existed for generations but the virus is now bringing that into stark relief

So the best thing we can do here in Washington, besides trying to get to the bottom of what has happened here on the public health issue, is to get the American economy going again, because, without it, I am afraid we are only going to…

The worst thing we can do for them back in the spring of this year was to shut down the American economy, shut down our society, and shut down our schools.

When we take their jobs away from them, we take their opportunity away from them.

The challenges and losses are obviously on an unprecedented scale.

Thank you so much, Mr. Chairman, for your leadership throughout this crisis and for providing the Committee with a number of different ways...

I want to echo what my colleague, Mr. Panetta, said.

I note that--I saw Senator Rick Scott from Florida saying yesterday that, while he would support funds going to state governments, that he thought they ought to only go to those states that were impacted and had expenses directly related…

I am grateful for those members of law enforcement who have allowed peaceful protests to go on.

I also want to express, too, my condolences to the Floyd family and what this country is going through.

But I too issue my disgust with the murder of Mr. Floyd.

With so much uncertainty in our future, families shouldn't have the additional burden of worrying about the state of their healthcare. Unfortunately, though, COVID-19 has only further exposed the cracks in our healthcare system and forced…

I am concerned the industrial base is beginning to fall behind in the United States, and we need to make significant investments.

The Defense budget is 15 percent of all federal spending, and that encompasses a vast array of programs that the nation depends on for stability.

As we know, March 7 marks the 55th anniversary of the 1965 Selma march, where courageous men and women crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery to peacefully fight for the right for Black Americans to register to…

Section 219 authority remains an indispensable tool to distressed, recovering, and growing municipalities.

I would implore you to maintain the long-term viability of current Section 219 authority.