[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 164 (Tuesday, September 22, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H4653]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CONGRESS NEEDS MORE COOPERATION

  (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, the shock of the loss of Justice 
Ginsburg and the stunning hypocrisy of Republicans who denied Judge 
Garland even a hearing because a year was not enough time rush to jam 
through another Trump appointment.
  The devastating national disasters of the Oregon and California fires 
and Trump's failure to respond to the COVID health and economic 
disasters are a stunning backdrop to the work we have before us.
  We have a chance to take steps in this Congress that in normal times 
would be historic reforms working with you, Madam Speaker on 
legislation to reform our hopelessly outdated marijuana legislation.
  We have a chance to pass legislation that would rescue 500,000 
independent restaurants, who are at risk of going out of business if we 
don't take steps now. And these are bipartisan initiatives.
  Congress ought to do what it can moving forward where it can 
cooperate. Who knows, it might become habit forming.

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