[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 198 (Friday, November 20, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H5992-H5993]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         MILLIONS NEED OUR HELP

  (Ms. WEXTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WEXTON. Mr. Speaker, COVID cases in my district are doubling, 
tripling, or worse. From the D.C. suburbs to the rural areas, no part 
is immune.
  What is it going to take to burst the bubble our Senate colleagues 
are living in and wake them up to reality? Because in this reality, 12 
million Americans are going to lose their unemployment benefits next 
month if we don't act. In this reality, tens of thousands of small 
businesses are on track to close their doors for good by the end of the 
winter.
  If our Senate colleagues continue to sit on their hands and continue 
to do nothing, then on top of a public health crisis and an economic 
crisis, we are also going to have a homelessness crisis as eviction and 
foreclosure moratoriums expire.
  Mr. Speaker, I am urging leaders of both parties in both Chambers of 
Congress to come together, and let's vote

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on something we can agree on. Let's extend the deadline for CARES Act 
funds to be used by States and localities. Let's continue the eviction 
moratorium, student loan relief, and unemployment benefits that have 
been a lifeline for millions of workers.
  Let's do the work our constituents sent us here to do and help the 
American families and small businesses who are hurting. We owe it to 
the millions of people who need our help.

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