[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 164 (Tuesday, September 22, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H4651]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RECOGNIZING THE SEVERITY OF COVID-19

  (Mr. CARSON of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
200,000 Americans, including the 3,500 Hoosiers who have lost their 
lives to COVID-19. We won't forget those we lost, our family, friends, 
neighbors, coworkers, teachers, spiritual leaders, and much more.
  I also want to remember my cousins, who passed away from the virus 
earlier this year. Who knows how many lives could have been saved if 
our leaders had been honest about the severity of COVID-19 from the 
start? Who knows how many millions could have avoided this illness and 
possible lifetime complications from it, if those leaders had not made 
them make the impossible choice between their health and their 
livelihoods?
  I introduced H.R. 7161, the COVID-19 Memorial Quilt Act of 2020, to 
create a national memorial, Madam Speaker, to everyone we have lost. We 
can't change the past, but we can impact the future.
  The Senate must pass the HEROES Act, which we passed in May, to 
provide strong relief from COVID-19. We can save countless lives if we 
put partisanship aside and work together.

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