Sheila Jackson Lee: “American people are hungry. Americans are losing their homes. And one American every 30 seconds is dying. We need to be…”

“American people are hungry. Americans are losing their homes. And one American every 30 seconds is dying. We need to be able to address this question and address it immediately. We passed the HEROES Act so many months ago that had testing money. It had restaurant money for all our local restaurants. It had PPP to save businesses. It had PPE money in terms of helping getting the equipment that is needed to save nurses and doctors, but it was not done. There is no reason for us to leave this place without recognizing the American people are crying out for relief. I am willing to look very carefully at the bipartisan legislation that would include dollars for local governments finally and as much for education and vaccines. But the main message is the American people are crying out: Do something for us. We have done it as Democrats. I extend my hand of friendship so that we can negotiate, pass legislation to save lives in America. COVID-19 is raging. Let's do something about it. ____________________”