[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4240]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           RISING COVID CASES

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, COVID cases in America are rising. They 
are rising in almost 25 States. Texas happens to be one of the States 
with the largest number of COVID cases.
  The United States has over 31 million cases and, of course, over 
600,000 who have died.
  Hospitals today in certain areas are full, and the plague or the 
impact, tragically, on those who are unvaccinated. But the story goes 
on.
  As we begin to enter school, children under 12 cannot be vaccinated, 
even though research is going on.
  Here is my plea: To those in the 18th Congressional District, in 
Houston, Texas, in Harris County, in Texas, and in the Nation, the 
unvaccinated should get vaccinated. The surge is creating a rise in the 
pandemic again.
  If we are to get back to normal, find someone that you agree with 
that comforts you--your faith leader, your best friend--and talk about 
the importance of getting vaccinated.
  People are dying. Children will become infected and/or carriers when 
they go back to school. Everyone in school should be vaccinated. Yes, 
in the schools today, going back, you must be masked. You should wear a 
mask, and wear a mask inside, even if you are vaccinated. We are trying 
to save lives.
  Get vaccinated. It will save lives.

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