[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 16, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H7167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         WE MUST WORK TOGETHER

  (Mr. CARTWRIGHT asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to exhort all of us in this 
Chamber to work together.
  I know there are those of us in this Chamber for whom the spending of 
one Federal dollar is a physically painful event, but now is not the 
time to be deficit hawks. Now is the time for us to come together.
  The United States of America is more than the sum of its parts. In 
times of great danger to our Nation, we come together, and the Federal 
Government leads the way. We did it when we defeated fascism in Europe 
and Asia. We did it when we rebuilt Europe and Asia to become great 
allies and peaceful and productive partners.
  We can do it again. We have a terrible enemy right now in the COVID 
virus. It is wrecking our economy, and it is killing our people. We 
have lost more than 300,000 people, more than our combat losses in 
World War II.
  Let's work together for robust COVID relief for our economy. Let's 
get it done, Mr. Speaker.

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