[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H1593-H1594]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    SENATOR SCHUMER'S UNBECOMING COMMENTS TO SUPREME COURT JUSTICES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Kansas (Mr. Marshall) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Speaker, last week in the Senate, a resolution was 
introduced to censure Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer for his 
threatening comments directed at Supreme Court Justices on the steps of 
the Court during an abortion-related case. These comments were not only 
unbecoming of a Senator, but they were simply egregious. They crossed 
the line.
  As representative leaders, we are held to a higher standard of 
conduct, and Senator Schumer failed to meet that standard. I call on my 
colleagues on the other side of the Capitol to support this censure for 
the preservation of this institution, for the preservation of the 
constitutionally separate branches of government, and for the health of 
our Republic.


                             Feed Your Mind

  Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Speaker, this week the USDA, EPA, and FDA have 
partnered to announce a new public education campaign aimed at helping 
consumers better understand what is in their food.
  The Feed Your Mind initiative was developed to answer the most common 
questions that consumers have about genetically modified foods, 
commonly referred to as GMOs. This study will include what GMOs are, 
how and why they are made, how they are regulated, and it will address 
health and safety questions that consumers may have about these 
products.

  Biotechnology has allowed important advances in crop technologies and 
improved our farmers' ability to continue to provide safe, nutritious, 
and affordable food. Unfortunately, some consumers have fallen victim 
to untrue or totally misleading rumors about what GMOs do for our food, 
creating confusion and stifling innovation in the agriculture industry.
  I want to applaud the Trump administration for taking on the 
important task of providing factual information and important 
information about the food we grow right here in Kansas and across the 
United States. No consumer should have to fear their food or question 
the technology that goes into making their meals possible.
  The United States has the single safest, most reliable, and most 
affordable food source in the entire world, and our farmers work daily 
to inform the public about what they do in the field. These resources 
will be an important supplement to their outreach efforts.


             President Trump's Coronavirus Leadership Plan

  Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Speaker, the Wuhan coronavirus is certainly on the 
front of Americans' minds these days, but before I speak about the 
virus, I would like to talk about leadership.
  I often tell the kids I work with that leadership is doing the right 
thing when it is not popular. Here in Washington, I have learned that 
doing the right thing is when you know over 90 percent of the press and 
90 percent of the media is going to disagree with you.
  Leadership is when President Trump banned travel from China on 
February 2. While some people went so low as to call this xenophobic, 
as a physician, this early decision, I believe, has saved thousands of 
American lives.

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  By now, we have millions of test kits distributed out across the 
country. I want to just reassure Americans that this testing is covered 
by Medicare, by Medicaid, and by most every one of their insurance 
companies.
  I also want to reassure Americans that antivirals and vaccines are in 
early phases of trials, way ahead of development. We are very 
optimistic that these antivirals may soon be available for those who 
are impacted the most by this Wuhan virus. We are also optimistic that 
these vaccines will be available by this next winter.
  We have a plan. The President has given us a plan. Let's stick to 
this plan. We are implementing this plan, and it is working.
  Again, as a physician who has worked with health departments, I am 
truly impressed by how we have contained this virus and how our local 
health departments are working so hard to minimize the spread of this 
virus. I am absolutely amazed that we only have approximately 1,000 
Americans impacted by the Wuhan viruses at this time.
  In the meantime, again, let's go back to our plan. It is not a time 
to panic. This is a time to wash your hands, limit your travel, and, by 
the way, open your windows and doors when you are at home and let some 
of this fresh air come in which this virus does not like a bit.
  So, thanks, Mr. President, for delivering on your plan. We are truly 
impressed as physicians in Congress by the great job that you are doing 
and the leadership you are showing.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to address their 
remarks to the Chair.

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