[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 51 (Tuesday, March 17, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S1765]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              CORONAVIRUS

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, as the coronavirus spreads, U.S. 
Federal health and intelligence agencies are working hard to protect 
the public. It is critical that their hard work not go to waste. 
Federal health agencies must have access to all intelligence community 
information that could help combat this pandemic. To help with that 
access, the intelligence community must guard against overclassifying 
information. In situations like this, information is power. Our Federal 
health and intelligence agencies are the best in the world. Let's show 
the world that America can stop the spread of this virus.
  My tweet for the morning is this:

       2day at 948AM we just received the bill from the House the 
     ``Families First Coronavirus Response Act'' What business do 
     democrats hv blaming McConnell all wknd for not calling a 
     vote when we can't do anything until the House sends it over? 
     They know better Stop the politics!

  This is in response to 172 calls my office got yesterday wondering 
why we have not voted on this important bill. So it is important for me 
to remind everybody that the Senate can't pass this bill or even debate 
this bill until the House sends it over. We have now received it, and I 
assume we will soon do that.
  I yield the floor.

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