[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1257]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CORONAVIRUS IS A CAUSE OF GREAT CONCERN

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Madam Speaker, coronavirus obviously is a cause of great 
concern for our citizens' well-being and impact on our health system in 
its ability to deliver service in this country.
  What is disappointing in the last few days, it is once again being 
turned into a political football by those who oppose everything that 
this President does, even this morning before a briefing we had to 
educate us Members.
  Can we please just stop on the bashing and focus on what Americans 
expect--solutions?
  There is much we don't know. It is a moving target. China hasn't been 
very forthcoming with information.
  So, in order to provide an abundance of caution, we need to have a 
deliberate process, and that is what our health officials are trying to 
provide.
  We don't want an over-panic, but we don't want an under-response 
either. We need to assure our citizens that proper steps are being 
taken--and I believe they are--in containing it in this country.
  Working together for solutions and leaving the politics to the 
Presidential debates and the talk shows and all that is what we need to 
be doing. It will help us best serve the needs and provide assurances 
as we learn and understand the breadth of this virus and its reach into 
our lives in this country.
  It is not Democrat. It is not Republican. It is just answers and 
assurances our citizens expect us to do.

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