Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, pandemics don't respect borders and they don't care about nationalities. We have witnessed that this year with the spread of the coronavirus. That is why this bill comes before us at a critical time. I want to say a very big thank you to Gerry Connolly from Virginia for authoring this important legislation. In the last 8 months, we have watched this pandemic spread around the world, upending the global economy, disrupting our lives and creating grave uncertainty about what happens next. Unfortunately, the administration's catastrophic response to the current COVID-19 pandemic has led to nearly 200,000 American deaths. Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time. Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, Washington, DC, July 30, 2020. Hon. Eliot L. Engel, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. Dear Chairman Engel: I am writing to you concerning H.R. 2166, the ``Global Health Security Act of 2020.'' There are certain provisions in this legislation that fall within the Rule X jurisdiction of the Armed Services Committee. In the interest of permitting your Committee to proceed expeditiously to floor consideration of this important bill, we will not formally consider H.R. 2166.…”