[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 29, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H3888]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         NORTH CAROLINA'S ROLE IN PRODUCING CORONAVIRUS VACCINE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
North Carolina (Mr. Budd) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. BUDD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the amazing work 
being done to produce a vaccine for the coronavirus. Some of the best 
work in our country is coming from FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies' 
Innovation Center in my home State of North Carolina.
  On Monday, July 27, President Trump visited the Morrisville 
laboratories and touted the progress that has been made in Operation 
Warp Speed toward producing an effective vaccine in historic time. The 
Morrisville laboratories play a crucial role in that effort because 
they are working on a bulk drug substance for one of the possible 
vaccines.
  It is impossible to overstate how important a vaccine will be for our 
Nation, and I am proud that North Carolina is on the front lines of 
that research.
  Mr. Speaker, I thank the President for highlighting these facilities' 
exciting work, and especially thank the researchers, the doctors, and 
the scientists for their tireless work, and wish them every success 
possible.


                        Restoring Law and Order

  Mr. BUDD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to stand up for law and order and 
safety and security in our country.
  In an era where some in the opposition party advocate for defunding 
the police, violent crime and rioting has swept across the Nation. No 
city has endured more violence and less government action than 
Portland, Oregon.
  For 60 days, local officials have refused to protect the fundamental 
rights of their citizens, mainly the right to life, to liberty, and to 
personal property. I believe that if State and local officials won't 
secure these rights for their fellow Americans, then the Federal 
Government should do it for them at the direction of the President. I 
fully support the President's deployment of Federal officers to restore 
law and order and safety and security on the streets of Portland.
  One of the most heartbreaking episodes of the violent crime that has 
occurred recently occurred in Kansas City, Missouri, where a four-year-
old, LeGend Taliferro, was shot and killed while he was asleep in his 
own bed. It was just a month ago on June 29.
  Mr. Speaker, the only way to deal with violent criminals is to meet 
them with strength. And that is what the President is doing by 
initiating a Federal law enforcement operation, appropriately named 
Operation Legend. Very simply, this operation will focus on putting 
more cops on the streets in high-crime cities, making more funding 
available for local police departments, and use Federal officers when 
local officials refuse to act.
  Mr. Speaker, we are never going to defund the police. Instead, we are 
going to empower them to stop this crime surge that is terrorizing our 
American brothers and sisters.

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