Kevin Brady: “I thank Mr. Cole for his remarkable leadership during these challenging times. What are we doing here? Our Nation is…”

“I thank Mr. Cole for his remarkable leadership during these challenging times. What are we doing here? Our Nation is fighting a vicious battle for lives and jobs, yet Democrats waste time bringing a partisan, political, and dead bill to the House, never asking Republicans to work together. It is shameful. As one House Democrat who opposes this bill said, ``This isn't the time for partisan gamesmanship. This is the time to find common ground.'' Democrats parrot ``go big, go big.'' What they didn't do is ``go smart'' to stimulate this economy. This bill guarantees a prolonged recession. It leaves 36 million jobless Americans behind, but it delivers big for Democratic special interests. What do mail-in ballots, marijuana banking, bailing out failed union pensions, and releasing criminals early have to do with America's struggling economy? Absolutely nothing. The word ``cannabis'' even occurs more often than the word ``job'' in this bill. As we continue to battle this virus, Republicans believe Congress should ``go smart.'' Our top economic priority is to make sure the millions of Americans who have lost their jobs temporarily don't lose them permanently, because lost jobs mean more drug and alcohol abuse, more domestic violence, more crime in the streets, and shorter lifespans. We need to reopen our economy safely, help our local businesses rebuild their workforce and remake their workplaces so they are safe and healthy.…”