[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 221 (Tuesday, December 29, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S7960]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              CORONAVIRUS

  Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, we didn't expect to be in session this 
week, but we are. And, of course, as we all know, the theme for this 
entire year has been ``COVID-19 writ large.''
  More than 330,000 Americans have died from the novel coronavirus. 
Tens of millions have lost their jobs, and every community across the 
country has felt the devastating blow dealt by this pandemic, but, as 
we know, the threats that existed long before this virus still are with 
us. Even though most of the world hit pause to battle COVID-19, our 
adversaries did not, and our brave servicemembers didn't pack their 
bags and not show up for work when everybody else shut down.

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