[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 204 (Thursday, December 3, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H6137]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  AMERICANS ARE CRYING OUT FOR RELIEF

  (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. Mr. Speaker, American people are hungry. Americans 
are losing their homes. And one American every 30 seconds is dying. We 
need to be able to address this question and address it immediately.
  We passed the HEROES Act so many months ago that had testing money. 
It had restaurant money for all our local restaurants. It had PPP to 
save businesses. It had PPE money in terms of helping getting the 
equipment that is needed to save nurses and doctors, but it was not 
done.
  There is no reason for us to leave this place without recognizing the 
American people are crying out for relief. I am willing to look very 
carefully at the bipartisan legislation that would include dollars for 
local governments finally and as much for education and vaccines. But 
the main message is the American people are crying out: Do something 
for us.
  We have done it as Democrats. I extend my hand of friendship so that 
we can negotiate, pass legislation to save lives in America. COVID-19 
is raging. Let's do something about it.

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