Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, it has been 9 months since Congress delivered a relief package for the American people. Since then, the pandemic has grown worse. Every time Democrats tried to pass a new relief package, the Republicans who control the U.S. Senate have blocked it from reaching the American people. This has gone on long enough. It is long past time to provide the relief that our folks who are living through this pandemic need. We need to provide another round of stimulus payments to workers. We need to extend and expand unemployment insurance. We need to establish a national COVID testing program and make sure our hospitals and community health centers have the resources they need to provide lifesaving care. We need to help small businesses that have already sacrificed so much in the face of this pandemic, and we need to provide funding so that we can get our population vaccinated against this disease and get our lives back to normal as soon as possible. Leaving town without an agreement is not an option. It is critical that we get this done for the American people. Madam Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to work together to make this happen. ____________________”