[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 197 (Thursday, November 19, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H5983]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





        STAY SAFE FROM COVID-19 DURING THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, one of the major leaders in the fight 
against COVID-19, Dr. Osterholm, said a few days ago that, if we 
continue on this same path, there will be 1,400 persons a day that may 
die of COVID-19.
  This is a season that we gather together as family members and, as 
well, a season of joy. But I believe it is important for those of us 
who hold the reins of government, as we have been doing in this 
Congress under the leadership of Speaker Pelosi: One, to fight without 
ceasing to pass the Heroes Act legislation for dollars for our local 
cities and counties and States, for testing, for PPEs, and, of course, 
our businesses and restaurants.
  Before I left Houston this week, I did a press conference to call 
upon my local authorities to issue a public safety alert. It was done 
in California, and out of that came 30,000 people to be tested. This 
weekend, I am calling for a citywide challenge for people to be tested 
before Thanksgiving.
  I ask my colleagues to join me at the testing sites that are 
available because we must save lives. Wash your hands, where a mask, 
socially distance; but, on Thanksgiving, ensure that you are outside 
and in groups of less than 10 people.
  Houston, do the testing regimen. Join us at the Allen Parkway 
Village. Get tested and save lives and stop community spread.

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