[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 195 (Tuesday, November 17, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H5802-H5803]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        CALLING FOR COVID-19 AID

  (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, Michigan, like many States, continues to see 
a skyrocketing number of COVID-19 cases. In my own family, we have 
cases, serious cases, of this terrible virus.
  This pandemic is far, far from over. It is actually getting worse, 
and Congress has to do its job.
  Families, seniors, small businesses, they need our support right now. 
I have heard from thousands of constituents who are still struggling to 
pay their bills, to put food on the table, to pay rent, and to protect 
themselves.
  This Congress needs to pass emergency relief now. It has been 6 
months

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since the House passed a COVID relief bill, a bill that would put money 
in the pockets of workers, up to $6,000 per household; it would extend 
unemployment benefits for those people who have lost their jobs as a 
result of this pandemic; and it would support small businesses, 
importantly, those small businesses that are just on the brink of 
failure, to ensure that relief gets to those underserved communities 
and especially to some of our nonprofits.
  Sadly, the COVID bill sits on Mitch McConnell's desk, gathering dust.
  This is a pandemic. It is a health crisis. It is an economic crisis. 
We need to come together, put politics aside, negotiate with one 
another, come to a compromise, and help the American people.

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