[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 205 (Friday, December 4, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H6818]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          COVID-19 AID PACKAGE

  (Mr. KILDEE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, look, we all know this pandemic is not 
over--it is far from over--and Congress has to do its job. Families, 
seniors, small businesses are suffering, and they need Congress to act 
now before we leave town.
  When we were all home over the Thanksgiving holiday, we all saw the 
same thing: the heartbreaking images of people, people who never have 
had to seek help, standing in lines for food, millions of people out of 
work.
  Small businesses, well, they are closing. We are losing small 
businesses every single day, and now Federal unemployment benefits are 
set to expire.
  Look, families are falling into poverty as a result of our inaction.
  The people who are hurting are represented by Democrats and 
Republicans. The people who are hurting are in every district across 
this country.
  We worked to get to a solution. In this House, we passed, twice, 
legislation that would provide that relief, but, at this moment, we 
need to come together as Democrats and Republicans.
  The people who are hurting are represented by Democrats and 
Republicans. The solution has to come in a bipartisan form. So let's 
set aside our differences. Let's find common ground. Let's pass a COVID 
relief bill now.

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