Political Quotes

“Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 6201, the second coronavirus relief bill. Fiscal year 2020 appropriations bills were enacted less than 3 months ago, which included record levels of spending on our public health infrastructure. This allowed the administration to respond immediately to the coronavirus when the threat became clear. Last week, the House and Senate voted almost unanimously on an $8 billion emergency supplemental, giving the administration new resources to respond to the virus. Unfortunately, the threat we face has grown more complex and costly in only a week's time. The bill before us will provide a second installment of supplemental funds and combat the negative economic effects of this disease that has now been called a pandemic. This legislation builds off of last week's bill, where we expanded the availability of tests for the coronavirus to ensure that everyone who needs to be tested, gets tested. Mr. Speaker, in his remarks today, the President reaffirmed his commitment to distribute millions of tests and speed up how they are processed. This bill takes the next step to include more than $1 billion to cover the cost of taking these tests, including for servicemembers and veterans. We must ensure tests are administrated so that people know if they are infected. This is the only way we can stop the spread of this virus.…”