[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 172 (Friday, October 2, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H5666]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             AIRLINE RELIEF

  (Mr. DeFAZIO asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, in plain English what you just said is 
that the Republican majority killed this legislation plain and simple.
  If they had just agreed, then tens of thousands of workers for the 
airlines--flight attendants, they don't get paid a heck of a lot of 
money; pilots, yeah, they do well; mechanics and gate agents; tens of 
thousands of those people have been furloughed as of yesterday. They 
have lost their jobs, they have lost their healthcare, and some of them 
are going to lose their homes.
  They don't know how they are going to make ends meet, feed their 
kids, or do anything else all because the Republicans in the House of 
Representatives would not agree and the Republicans in the Senate will 
not agree to a larger package which contains these provisions. These 
are vital provisions, and they are time sensitive.
  But the larger package would provide relief to tens of millions of 
Americans, the Heroes package. The Heroes package would extend 
healthcare to people who have lost it. The Heroes package would extend 
unemployment to people who have lost it. The Heroes package would send 
out individual checks. The Heroes package would send money to keep 
small businesses going. And this time, unlike the first package, it 
will include money for--
  Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent for an additional 1 minute 
since I see the Parliamentarian rattling around.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to be recognized 
for an additional 1 minute.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. That request cannot be entertained.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Well, I am sorry. I am not going to stop talking. I am 
tired of bureaucracy around here. It is time to do real things for the 
American people, and this is real. These people's lives are at stake.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman is not recognized.

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