[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 204 (Thursday, December 3, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H6057]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      LAST MINUTE COVID-19 RELIEF

  (Ms. UNDERWOOD asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. UNDERWOOD. Mr. Speaker, it has been 6 months since the President 
signed coronavirus relief legislation. Since then, the House has passed 
two comprehensive bills to deliver urgently needed relief. Senate 
Republicans and the Trump administration need to do the same.
  Northern Illinoisans are doing everything they can to be safe and 
provide for their families, but this is a once-in-a-century pandemic 
and no community can weather this alone. We must come together.
  America is nearing a million new cases a week. Families are 
struggling and facing an uncertain future. Small businesses are closing 
their doors. Children are going hungry.
  If we, as a Congress do not act now, folks at home will be forced to 
face their toughest winter yet, without the support they need as human 
beings and deserve as Americans.
  Our communities are working together to help mitigate the spread of 
this virus. Now Congress must work together to pass a robust, evidence-
based relief package. The American people are doing everything they 
can. Congress must do so, too.

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