[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 9, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H1178-H1179]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TEXANS NEED TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT TO SAVE LIVES

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, over 500,000 dead; 44,000 or more dead 
in the State of Texas.
  The State of Texas, throughout the entire pandemic, remained one of 
the top hot spots of the Nation. They started testing late. We started 
vaccines and still have not reached a certain percentage, but yet, 
tomorrow, on March 10, 2021, our Governor has announced that there will 
be no mask mandate, and there will be no restrictions on any form of 
entertainment, restaurants, any large gatherings.
  Tomorrow, March 10, the people of Texas get a death notice. I am 
asking my friends in Texas to wear your masks, socially distance, wash 
your

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hands. We are vaccinating as fast as we can, but I am letting you know 
that Texas has all five of the variants of COVID-19. They have long-
haulers in Texas, people who have continued to have COVID-19.
  To save lives, I am asking my fellow Texans--as I know President Bush 
always used to call us, his ``fellow Texans''--to wear your masks, wash 
your hands, socially distance to save lives.
  Let's ignore wrong-headed advice and do what is right to save lives.

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