Summer Lee

The playbook was in the Trump administration, left behind, and it reportedly did not heed its guidance.

Had it not been for the focus of the Obama administration on infectious disease and cooperating relationships with the Federal Government, there is no way of knowing how disastrous Ebola would have been in the United States.

I had concerns that the current administration would not fully appreciate the gravity of the situation or be positioned to take the right steps and push into action the key offices and programs needed.

I knew COVID-19 was not something to be taken lightly and that time was not on our side to mount an effective defense based on my years of service under several administrations.

I introduced the 'FIRST COVID-19 Care Delivery Act' to provide a path to citizenship for doctors and nurses working in the United States under the J or H visa designations or may be in the country under TPS or DACA status.

We owe a special debt to First Responders who will be the lifeline for many who will need medical care to overcome this coronavirus.

Business and the economy are very important, but it is extremely important to remember that R&D is a preventative measure that provides the opportunity to be prepared.

No doubt, we shouldn't leave out the small competitors who have possibly a potential for vaccine, for a cure, for good research.

Unfortunately, as we deviated in policy from Afghanistan and went to Iraq, those same women, many of them as parliamentarians, were murdered in their home districts because of the rise of the Taliban, al-Qaeda.

Those women were then ultimately elected to the parliament.

We have to ask ourselves, of course, how much does that matter to us?

As we pursue domestic terrorism, we cannot leave these vital--how should I say it--information points and potential danger to the United States and the world.

So you understand reparations is repair, and is different from reconciliation. So I am talking about H.R. 40.

I commend H.R. 40 to both of you, in terms of looking at it from your perspective on health care.

Our hospital beds are now overwhelmed. Our emergency rooms are overwhelmed with COVID-19.

I have to give a special shout-out to all of the teaching professionals and support professionals...

We must put an end to police brutality, racial profiling, White supremacy, and racism in America.

We can no longer continue living in an America that says during the Pledge of Allegiance 'justice for all,' but then not actually guarantee justice for all.

I look forward to changing the bill's name to George Floyd Bill.

We must get rid of the stain of race.

George Floyd, your brother, your big brother, should not have died on the streets of Minneapolis. He did not deserve to die.

I think this is an important step forward, and I'm grateful to be a part of it.

So, strengthening the language of the Federal criminal statute that will not hold us to such a high standard in proving intent of the officer's conduct is critical.

When the nation sneezes, the African-American community gets pneumonia.

I support the--Pramila Jayapal's payroll protection act guarantee bill that can help us.