[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 22, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H3619-H3620]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               CALLING FOR TEMPORARY PAYROLL TAX HOLIDAY

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Florida (Mr. Spano) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. SPANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank those Members who have 
joined me in standing with millions of struggling Americans by calling 
for the adoption of the Keep Employees' Earnings Protected Act, also 
known as the KEEP Act, and to encourage my colleagues who haven't done 
so to do so and stand with us.
  As this body debates another relief package, a keystone of such 
legislation should be a temporary payroll tax holiday. I introduced 
this bill to allow our workers to keep more of the money that they have 
already earned, thus infusing critical capital into our economy without 
involving Federal bureaucracy.
  It is now more critical than ever to ensure that families have the 
funds, their funds, to reinvest back into our economy and to continue 
our economic comeback by buying locally and supporting each other. 
Employers, too, can use their tax savings to invest in their businesses 
and in their workforces.
  No government program, no matter how generous, can replace a strong, 
functioning economy. President Trump has called on Congress to deliver 
this bill to his desk for signature, and the time to deliver is now. 
The American people are waiting and watching.


                       Holding China Accountable

  Mr. SPANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to lend my voice to House 
efforts to hold China accountable for their role in the spread of the 
coronavirus.
  China lied; Americans died. It is really that simple.
  China's socialist government not only misled the international 
community in what they knew and when they knew it, but they also 
colluded with the World Health Organization to cover for them. China's 
irresponsible behavior led to a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, which has 
brought about death and economic mayhem across our planet. As the 
evidence mounts, China is now censoring those speaking out.
  Congress must stand together, shoulder to shoulder, to ensure the 
Chinese Government is held responsible for the damage they have caused 
and to explore avenues to promptly bring manufacturing back to the 
U.S., including pharmaceuticals.
  I also commend President Trump for pulling the United States out of 
the WHO until they, too, have been held accountable for their actions. 
Not a penny of taxpayer dollars should ever go toward international 
organizations that look the other way solely for political or economic 
interests, especially one that operates in the public health arena.

  The time for answers is now.


                     Honoring Sergeant Andrew Bosko

  Mr. SPANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Andrew Bosko, a 
Lakeland, Florida, World War II veteran who is 98 years young.
  Andy was born in Ohio, raised in Pennsylvania, and is one of 13 
children of immigrant parents from Austria and Czechoslovakia.
  He entered the Army Air Corps in 1943, assigned to the Seventh 
Fighter Command in Hawaii. In 1945, the command was reassigned to Iwo 
Jima to provide emergency landing fields supporting bombing operations 
against Japan.
  Meanwhile, Andy's wife and true love, Sophia, was supporting the war 
as a Rosie the Riveter. Yet, they still found time to write each other 
every single day.
  Following the war, Andy worked as a machinist in New York and later 
participated in several other businesses.
  Andy, you, together with your bride of 74 years, represent the 
greatest of our Greatest Generation.
  They experienced economic and social turmoil and a world war, and 
then they helped rebuild our Nation into the greatest on Earth.
  It is an honor to serve Andy, as he, for so many years, has served 
us.


                       Reestablish Law and Order

  Mr. SPANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the House minority 
and Trump administration's efforts to reestablish law and order in our 
country and to stop mob rule.
  For almost 2 months, communities throughout our country, particularly 
Democrat-led urban centers, have experienced levels of lawlessness and 
civil unrest unseen for decades. I am not referring to those who have 
exercised their First Amendment rights to peaceably assemble and 
protest. No. I am talking about those who vandalize, destroy, and 
knowingly break the law,

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stirring havoc and instilling fear into families and business owners.
  From San Francisco to Portland, from Minneapolis to New York City and 
everywhere in between, we have seen the consequences of protecting the 
mob over innocent civilians. This cannot be, and it cannot continue.
  Law and order must be brought back to our neighborhoods, and we must 
hold cities and their leaders accountable for failing to adequately 
protect those whom they have sworn to serve.
  All Americans, regardless of ZIP Codes, have a right to feel safe in 
their homes and on their roads. Mob rule will not be tolerated. We must 
reestablish law and order in America, and we must do it now.

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