[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 198 (Friday, November 20, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H6008]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              MOVING FORWARD WITH DISTRIBUTION OF VACCINES

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, first of all, let me wish America a 
happy Thanksgiving.
  Just 24 hours ago, Pfizer indicated that they would seek an emergency 
authorization of their vaccine at the Food and Drug Administration.
  People are dying. 250,000 have died. One million cases have already 
been met in Texas and California.
  The General Services Administrator does not have any legal authority 
to continue to block the certification that is needed for the incoming 
President and Vice President of the United States so they can be 
engaged in the distribution and the formula to be utilized for the 
distribution of vaccines as they begin to come, with a number of 
companies ready to move forward.
  In interviews on national television, you are hearing different 
States saying that they are getting a certain amount and that others 
are getting a certain amount. It is a question of vulnerability and 
those who are most vulnerable, those who cannot speak for themselves. 
Therefore, cooperation between the present administration and the Biden 
and Harris incoming administration is absolutely vital.
  I call upon the General Services Administrator today to cease 
blocking this engagement for the betterment of the American people and 
to save lives.

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