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On the recordNovember 20, 2020
First of all, let me wish America a happy Thanksgiving. Just 24 hours ago, Pfizer indicated that they would seek an emergency authorization of their vaccine at the Food and Drug Administration. People are dying. 250,000 have died. One million cases have already been met in Texas and California. The General Services Administrator does not have any legal authority to continue to block the certification that is needed for the incoming President and Vice President of the United States so they can be engaged in the distribution and the formula to be utilized for the distribution of vaccines as they begin to come, with a number of companies ready to move forward. In interviews on national television, you are hearing different States saying that they are getting a certain amount and that others are getting a certain amount. It is a question of vulnerability and those who are most vulnerable, those who cannot speak for themselves. Therefore, cooperation between the present administration and the Biden and Harris incoming administration is absolutely vital. I call upon the General Services Administrator today to cease blocking this engagement for the betterment of the American people and to save lives. ____________________
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Sheila Jackson Lee
Democratic · Texas

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