Political Quotes

“I say to the gentleman from Massachusetts, the American people cannot take this anymore. And my good friend from Oklahoma, I know the compassion that he has. We have worked together, as well as my friends from Ohio and Arizona. But yesterday, I stood with the mayor of the city of Houston, and we announced a mental health hotline for people being impacted by COVID- 19. Yes, the stress of COVID-19 is taking a toll on the American people. They need relief. A very proud, brave parent got up to talk about how difficult it is to virtually teach her children while she works and how concerned she was. Why? Because the mandate comes from on high--the White House--that if you are not having your children in school in some form, meaning in the buildings, because that is the decision she was grappling with, then you don't get money. They have no money. They have no money to have expanded buildings or temporary buildings so that they can help parents who work have children safely in school. They have no money for testing. They have no money to be able to provide for sick employees from COVID-19. So I rise today to say: The American people cannot take it anymore. The stress is enormous. What we have done here is a very merciful response to the bill we already passed, that our friends, conflicted with each other and the White House, cannot seem to get a grip on. I support $225 billion for education and childcare, $436 billion in assistance to our State and local governments.…”