Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise to support the interim relief package. Thanks to the strong leadership of the Speaker and our outstanding committee chairs, this bill helps our smallest small businesses, our hospitals, and a national testing strategy, which were not included in Senator McConnell's original bill. So thanks again for their leadership. Madam Speaker, we also have to work hard to flatten this curve, and we have to do a lot more for America's working families. In the next phase of relief, we need to include recurring direct cash payments to workers, additional small business relief, aid to States and cities to pay first responders and their healthcare heroes that are on the front lines, and even more in unemployment benefits. Our response must meet the gravity of the moment. I hope my colleagues on the other side of the aisle will join with us to make sure we respond to this issue in the way that is necessary and not resist efforts to help hospitals, to help workers, to help expand testing, all of the things we know we need to do to defeat this pandemic. Thank goodness we stood up. Otherwise, we wouldn't have $75 million for healthcare workers, $25 million for testing, and all of the other things which are in this bill to help the smallest of small businesses.”