Political Quotes

“Madam President, last week Senate Republicans did introduce a new coronavirus relief bill called the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools Act. This bill is a $1 trillion piece of legislation focused on getting Americans back to work, getting kids and college students back to school, and providing healthcare resources to help defeat the virus. As the title says--the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools Act--it does have liability protections in there. I just listened to the Senator from Illinois attack the idea of including those types of protections in the legislation, but I think it is really important to point out that those type of protections are critical if we are going to get the economy reopened again. Businesses that are doing all the right things--following the CDC guidelines, adhering to all the laws, all the guidelines and restrictions that are out there--shouldn't have to worry about lawyering up and spending thousands and, in some cases, millions of dollars to try and defend themselves against frivolous lawsuits, which are being filed as we speak by the thousands. The implication given by the Senator from Illinois that somehow this is all about big corporations or big businesses is just not consistent with the facts on the ground.…”