[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4563]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                CONGRESS SHOULD FUND GLOBAL VACCINATIONS

  (Mr. AUCHINCLOSS asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. AUCHINCLOSS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to encourage my 
colleagues to pass a bill recognizing that viruses don't respect 
borders and that the United States has a moral imperative to lead the 
world in vaccine diplomacy.
  The only way to reach our goal of a 70 percent vaccination rate 
worldwide is to fund global vaccination efforts. We have the best 
vaccines in the world, and plenty of them, but we lack the political 
will to use them. Without this funding, people around the world will 
die, and future variants and surges will be more likely here at home.
  I implore my colleagues to fund global COVID vaccinations and 
treatments. A supplemental relief bill that does not fund global 
vaccinations is not a bill that prevents and prepares for COVID surges. 
It would be a humanitarian setback and a threat to the American 
recovery.

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