[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1673]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          PROMPT ACTION NEEDED TO ADDRESS CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

  (Mrs. DINGELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mrs. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of the Families First 
Coronavirus Response Act.
  Our Nation is confronting an unprecedented pandemic, unlike what any 
of us can remember.
  Our role in the Congress is to be proactive and ensure public health 
officials have the resources and tools that they need to keep our 
communities safe in the coming weeks and months.
  Prompt action is needed to address this extraordinary situation, and 
the Families First Coronavirus Response Act begins to meet the needs of 
many people in our communities.
  The legislation ensures testing is 100 percent covered and paid sick 
leave. It ensures that food and economic assistance goes directly to 
hardworking men, women, and families deeply affected by the outbreak.
  It also provides much-needed financial assistance to the States to 
meet this critical public health challenge that they are facing right 
now.
  Leaders must lead. People are legitimately afraid, but we have to 
work together to address this issue.

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