[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 195 (Tuesday, November 17, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H5863]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              COVID RELIEF

  (Mr. CRIST asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. CRIST. Madam Speaker, we need a COVID relief package, and we need 
it now. America is the richest country in the world. In fact, America 
is the richest country in history.
  The CARES Act and the Fed pumped trillions of dollars into the 
economy this spring all while interest rates sank to historic lows. Our 
economic might was built for this moment--for this emergency. We can 
afford to meet the needs of our people and our economy in this 
pandemic. The economists, in fact, are urgently telling us that the 
problems of today vastly outweigh the potential debt problems of 
tomorrow. This is especially true if inaction means laying off 
firefighters and people losing their homes.
  We know we can help our people, and experts agree we should help our 
people. But all my constituents know is that that has not happened. We 
have a sacred duty to get it done.

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