[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-19

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, just recently I read an article that 
indicated that one in six Texans had been infected with COVID-19. As 
the study indicates in our local newspaper, that may be the case for 
States around the Nation. So I think it is extremely important that the 
General Services Administration and the administrator of that 
department follow their administrative duties to allow the President-
elect and Vice President-elect to be engaged in COVID-19 briefings to 
save lives.
  In addition, I think it is crucial that we move forward on the Heroes 
Act that will provide for PPEs, will provide for payroll protection, 
and, of course, testing. Early on, testing was supposed to be 5 million 
a day. We have only tested 1.6 million a day minimally in the United 
States at least. We have to do more to save lives. Testing, social 
distancing, washing your hands, and wearing a mask will save lives. It 
will save lives here, and it will save lives across America.
  Finally, we must pass this legislation to help with the mental health 
stress people are facing and the economic stress they are facing.
  The General Services Administration needs to do their job and do it 
now so that the American people's lives can be saved.

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