[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H1692]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          VOTING TO SAVE LIVES

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, as I stand before the words ``In God We 
Trust,'' tonight we took a vote to save the lives of our fellow 
Americans.
  I am very glad that what we did today was for families, healthcare 
worker protections, emergency paid leave, emergency unemployment 
insurance, paid sick days for public health emergencies, and personal 
and family care.
  I will go home to my district and convene meetings regarding those 
who are dealing with education, healthcare, and testing, but the main 
thing that we must do is test every single American who is showing 
signs or needs.
  What we have in this bill is to provide free testing. In addition, we 
have organized the bipartisan Congressional Coronavirus Task Force. We 
are doing that to engage with Members as they are away in their 
districts.
  This is more contagious than the flu and more deadly.
  Let us be assured that we take care of the American people. I intend 
to do so in my State of Texas and intend to make sure that resources go 
to save lives.
  In God we trust.

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