[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1674]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CORONAVIRUS NOT REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRATIC

  (Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. Madam Speaker, today, the House of 
Representatives will consider the Families First Coronavirus Response 
Act, critical legislation to expand paid emergency leave for American 
workers, to ensure free coronavirus testing, to bolster unemployment 
insurance for furloughed workers, and to strengthen our safety net for 
workers and students experiencing food insecurity due to closures.
  Democrats and Republicans must continue to advance this emergency 
legislation to protect the health and economic security of the American 
people.
  The coronavirus does not choose Republican or Democrat, and the 
American people are looking to this Chamber for swift and decisive 
leadership.
  Madam Speaker, I thank our frontline nurses, doctors, physicians, 
public health officials, and first responders for their tireless and 
courageous efforts to keep Granite Staters safe. They are heroes to all 
of us, and they are bringing needed comfort to those who have been 
impacted by this public health crisis.

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