Political Quotes

“the Congress, our States, and the administration talk about ways to handle the immediate consequences of COVIV-19. We must also talk about the aftermath, and Steve Case has written a provocative op-ed about the future. Those of us in Congress should read and discuss it It has to be considered in future planning. I ask unanimous consent that the text of this article be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: [From the Washington Post, July 19, 2020] There's No Going back to the Pre-Pandemic Economy--Congress Should Respond Accordingly (By Steve Case) This week, Congress will likely take up the next steps in the economic response to the covid-19 pandemic. If the package is like previous efforts, it will focus on trying to turn back the clock to February 2020: treating the economy as if it were Sleeping Beauty, merely needing to be awakened to be fully restored. This strategy is a mistake: Congress needs to stop solely backing efforts to restore the old economic reality and focus on how to develop a new one. Most of the $1 trillion that Congress has put into business support so far during the pandemic has been directed to preserving existing firms through the Paycheck Protection Program and the Main Street Relief Fund. Helping those businesses and their workers is vital, but that alone won't fuel the economic recovery the country needs.…”