[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 97 (Friday, May 22, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E475]
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      HEALTH AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY OMNIBUS EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS ACT

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                               speech of

                           HON. KWEISI MFUME

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 15, 2020

  Mr. MFUME. Mr. Speaker, we have had a lot of talk on this floor today 
about this bill with people pointing fingers and saying: It doesn't do 
this or it doesn't do that.
  However, if we were to examine the intent of this bill we can see one 
thing with crystal clarity.
  What it does do is to provide real support for American heroes: our 
physicians, our nurses, our cops, our teachers, our firemen, and our 
first responders.
  But there are many other heroes moving our country forward during 
these perilous times.
  Our grocery store clerks, bus drivers, mental health counselors, food 
bank employees, farmers and the list would certainly include leaders at 
every level of State and local governments.
  And this is not just a Democratic effort.
  This is an effort that is supported by Republicans as well, and 
somebody needs to say that.
  Republican Governors, Republican mayors, Republican County officials, 
and there will be some Republican Members on that side of the aisle who 
vote for this bill because it is the right thing to do.
  It provides needed testing, and it provides the resources those on 
the front lines in this war against our common enemy--the Coronavirus 
pandemic--who need to survive and to thrive once again.
  It is a critical way for us to do more than to simply offer words.
  It allows us to offer hope to these true American heroes.

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