[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H519-H520]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          THE PANDEMIC IS OVER

  (Mr. BEAN of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BEAN of Florida. Madam Speaker, I have breaking news: The 
pandemic has ended. It seems that everyone knows the pandemic is over, 
except the White House.
  Despite the fact that the President said in an interview last 
September on ``60 Minutes'' the pandemic has ended,

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the public health emergency has been extended again for the twelfth 
time.
  Madam Speaker, it is past time to end this blatant Federal overreach, 
and that is exactly what we are going to do. This week, House 
Republicans will vote to repeal the public health emergency, stop the 
forced vaccination of our healthcare workers, and finally get Federal 
workers back to their offices to serve the American people.
  It is time to restore individual liberty to the American people so 
the American people, not the Federal Government, can make the best 
decisions for themselves and their families.

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