Political Quotes

“since last fall, right after the new year, our country, like the rest of the planet, became embroiled in a pandemic, sending fear, shock, illness, and fatalities. As we tried to respond, we were forced to make hard decisions--I am talking about a collective ``we''--in terms of economic activity, children going to school, businesses staying open. And many businesses simply could not, and many of the workers who worked at those locations simply were out of luck. You can imagine the anxiety and the fear of many Americans who, through no fault of their own, found themselves fearful of the virus and the consequences associated with it, fearful for the possibility that their loved ones-- let's say, a parent or grandparent who is especially vulnerable because of their age or somebody because of their underlying chronic health conditions--were more likely to be a fatality, to lose their life, if they were infected with the virus. This is something we haven't experienced perhaps in the last 100 years, since the great flu pandemic at the turn of the last century. Congress responded the best we could. We knew we had to act quickly, and we knew we had to act in a big way. I am proud of the fact that, in the face of this pandemic, Congress came together, setting aside partisan agendas, and we passed four pieces of legislation to address, first of all, the public health crisis but, secondly, the economic fallout associated with mitigation efforts.…”