[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 209 (Thursday, December 10, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H7140]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     WORKING FOR THE INLAND EMPIRE

  (Mr. AGUILAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. AGUILAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of the Inland Empire 
of southern California, the region my family has called home for 
generations.
  As we stand here today, people in communities like mine and across 
the country are hurting. They are mourning loved ones, they are missing 
paychecks, and they are wondering what their government is doing to 
make the situation better.
  Right now, Democrats in Congress are laser focused on providing the 
relief the American people need in this pandemic. We have been for 
months. We passed the CARES Act in March, but we didn't stop there. We 
passed the Heroes Act in May, and then we passed the updated Heroes 
Act.
  We have continued to work on behalf of the American people, and our 
Republican counterparts have not met us halfway. Senate Republicans' 
months of inaction have led to a dire situation across this country, 
and it is unconscionable for them to continue to do nothing as we 
approach the holidays.
  We have lost valuable time, and it is my hope that, using the 
bipartisan framework, we can reach an agreement as soon as possible. To 
do nothing in the face of this much pain is unacceptable. The people we 
represent have entrusted us with an enormous responsibility, and we 
cannot let them down.

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