Political Quotes

“I come to the floor today to provide an update on the bold, bipartisan action Congress is taking to respond to the pandemic we have with the coronavirus. First, we are all deeply saddened by the loss of life due to the outbreak in this country and globally. I know, Mr. President, it has affected your State in terms of disease as well as death; in my State, disease, not yet death, and we are hoping to prevent that. All of us remain very concerned about the great loss of life and the suffering that is happening as a result of this. These are extraordinary times. We are fighting a world war to defeat a virus. We want to do it to save lives but also to keep people safe. This war has two fronts. Mr. President, I know you discussed these on television the other evening. I listened carefully about the impact on your State. As you said, we are fighting on the front of public health as well as the health of our economy. The coronavirus right now is controlling our economy. It has taken a dominant role. To stop this disease, the Nation has largely shut down. These temporary restrictions on our daily activities are necessary in an effort to limit new cases and the spread of the disease. Yet the economic fallout is devastating millions of hard-working American families. Once we defeat the virus, we will rebuild. Our economy will bounce back. We are a strong and resilient Nation, and we always bounce back, and we will again.…”