Sale of oil from the Strategic Petroleum reserve through 2022. Included in this package, improvements to expand access to care through telehealth, including 200 million for the f. C. C. For Telehealth Services and devices, and expansion of Telehealth Services in the medicare program. It extends vital medicare, medicaid and Public Health programs, including Community Health centers, among many others, until november 30 this year. We mobilized the Nations Health work force by providing Liability Protections to those who provide volunteer medical services during the pu bl Health Crisis and by standing up the ready reserve. And we take steps to protect our medical supply chain, something i Hope Congress will continue to work on after we pass this legislation today. Todays phase three approach is the most comprehensive and robust response to covid19. Together were going to win this war and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer mr. Speaker, i now yield four minutes to the gentlelady from connecticut, one of the leaders in this congress on protecting families and children, ms. Rosa delauro. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from connecticut is recognized for four minutes. Ms. Delauro mr. Speaker, i rise in support of this historic bill. This is the biggest economic and Health Crisis the country has ever faced. Nurses and doctors are in intensive care units trying to save our humanity against this awful pandemic. And this is the biggest governmental response the country has ever seen to rescue people, the economy, and our Health Care System. It is necessary. The United States is now the epicenter of a global pandemic. Cases of the coronavirus are rising exponentially. And to slow the spread of the contagion, serious measures of social distancing are under way. Schools are closing. Businesses are shuttering. And last week more than three million filed for unemployment. So the hour is dark. But today the congress is ready to help get families, workers and the country to the dawn of recovery. And for that i want to commend Speaker Nancy Pelosi and appropriations chair nita lowey and all of the appropriations subCommittee Chairs, their leadership has been crucial in the progress that we were able to make for the people. Had we passed our house bill, things would be different. But we managed to shape this package in a fundamental way. We secured a large investment in hospitals, Health Systems, state and local governments. A profound increase in Unemployment Insurance benefits. A significant expansion for support for Small Businesses. We made rent, mortgage and utility costs eligible for s. B. A. Loan forgiveness. As chair of the labor, health and Human Services and education subcommittee, im proud of the investments weve made for working people. For Public Health, for our teachers and students. For health, we secured 140 billion, for the department of health and Human Services. 4. 3 billion for centers for Disease Control and prevention, to respond to the pandemic. 945 million for the n. I. H. To support research. 127 billion for medical response effort. Important increases for seniors, those living with disabilities, and for those struggling with mental health. In education, 30 billion for the department of education. Billions for elementary and secondary education. And billions to help colleges and universities confront the immediate effects of the pandemic. While this funding is crucial, let me be clear. Its a start. For working people and families, we secured 3. 5 billion for the Child Care Development block grant. 360 million for programs at the department of labor. Im proud of the increases that other appropriations subCommittee Chairs have secured. Millions to ensure the Economic Injury disaster loans. Millions to assist firefighters and our first responders, to secure personal protective equipment. 25 billion for public transit, to protect passengers and operators as they access essential services. 5 billion for the community Development BlockGrant Program to help communities respond to economic and housing impacts. Emergency funding for child nutrition programs. 4 billion for homeless grants. 45 billion for fema disaster relief, providing assistance to every single state who has declared an emergency. And we have provided relief to our tribal organizations and to our territories. So i embrace this historic bill. I know the speaker, appropriations chairman lowey, the Committee Chairs fought to include paid sick days, paid leave for all, increased food assistance, and a strengthened and fully refundable child tax credit, and a young child tax credit. And soon, soon duty will call on us to take the next major bold steps in this crisis. And i call on the house of representatives to support the relief that americans need. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. The gentleman from maryland reserves. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Brady yes, mr. Speaker. Im proud to yield 2 1 2 minutes to the republican leader of the Small Business council, or committee, the gentleman from ohio, mr. Chabot. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for how much time . Mr. Brady 2 1 2. The speaker pro tempore for 2 1 2 minutes. Mr. Chabot i thank the gentleman for yielding. This is a critical time in our nations history. People are worried about their health and that of their loved ones. Theyre wondering how long this new way of life will last. But people across our great nation are coming together. Ive seen the response in my own district, where yesterday would have been opening day in the Cincinnati Reds season. From the bold leadership of ohios governor, mark dewine, and to the brave Health Care Workers on the front lines of facilities like the university of cincinnati medical center, and the local companies who have volunteered to produce muchneeded personal protective equipment, these men and women are heroes, risking their lives and livelihoods so that their fellow citizens may continue to live as comfortably and as normally as possible during this trying time. As a Ranking Member of the house Small Business committee, i want to single out the contribution of this nations Small Businesses. For those that have had the temp had to temporarily closed or who have bravely stayed open to provide lifesustaining supplies, i want you to know that theres help hep in this bill. We have theres help in this bill. We have come together in this legislation to help our entrepreneurs who so urgently need. It Small Businesses and their employees often rise before the sun and retire under the stars to ensure that their customers needs are met and often exceeded. Along the way, the Small Business administration or s. B. A. Is charged with assisting the nations smallest firms. When disasters strike, the s. B. A. Helps businesses get back on their feet. As we face the unprecedented challenge of the covid19, we must ensure that Small Businesses have the resources needed to weather that storm. They are being forced to make tough choices, to protect themselves, their employees and their customers. Theyre laying off staff who are like family to them. Cutting hours when workers need them most, and closing their doors after years or even decades of successful operation. To alleviate these enormous pressure, the care act, this legislation, creates a new program specifically designed to respond to the current crisis. That program, the Paycheck Protection Program, provides 350 billion for 100 federally guaranteed loans for up to eight weeks of assistance. These loans can be forgiven when used for payroll, interest on mortgage, rent and utilities. The care act also creates a deferment payment on current 7a loans. The s. B. A. Will pay all principal, interest and fees for those Small Businesses for up to six months. These payment obligations will be completely forgiven and removed from a borrowers books. Finally, the bill permits Small Business owners who have applied for a disaster loan to request in advance 10,000. Thank you for helping Small Businesses in this act. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer i thank each and one of the chairs. None have worked harder than mr. Defazio from the state of oregon countrys f this experts on transportation and the movement of goods and services. Critical to our economy and so critical to the health of our people. To yield to mr. Defazio four minutes. Mr. Defazio i thank the gentleman. The speaker pro tempore the oregon is rom recognized for four minutes. Mr. Defazio this is an the cedented challenge to health and economic wellbeing of the United States of america and im proud to be a member of he house today here to address this. There are numerous provisions in this bill which i disagree and i know there are numerous provisions that my republican colleagues disagree with. Put a little bit in perspective with. In 9 11 we bailed out the airlines. They got a bunch of cash. Did they do then . They declared bankruptcy and their assets. They screwed their employees. They lost their pensions. Stock options. They lost their jobs. I remember talking to a employee. D flight being flying 25 years. Now i have to fly 10 years to guaranteed pension of he of what i could have gotten. Us and lsen came to said, give me the key to the and ill do this. We stayed strong, defeated that. Two days later we came back with something a little bit better but nowhere near adequate. E need to learn from those mistakes. That was supposed to save peoples homes and jobs. Millions lost their homes, their jobs, their pensions but, wall street, hey, they prospered. Never again. A week ago with secretary mnuchin proposing the that hank paulsen proposed. They all come from wall street. Ago. Now, a couple decades the democrats, we fought back. No, its going to be orkers, workers, and families first. This is a different kind of recovery package. Ultimate bipartisan product, passed the senate it emphasizes d payrolls maintaining payrolls, maintaining benefits. Its going to get help to Small Businesses, individual owners, larger businesses. Its going to target people with extended and enhanced unemployment benefits. In the gig economy and wouldnt be getting anything. Out. Lly there are good things in this bill. Ae Aviation Section should be mod odel who gets the funds that mnuchin distributes. One is a payroll passthrough. Keep the people working. Keep their benefs. Pay. Their nd the other part is heavily conditioned loans. O stock buybacks, no dividends, no executive bonus, no bankruptcy for a year after loans. E these keep the industry intact. Vital. And 3 billion to the contract workers, the service workers, people in the industry, the ones you never see who keep the plane clean, load food, you move your bag, do everything else, push the wheelchair. Rotten pay. They get assistance in this bill. Keep the framework of this industry alive. Were battling now, but weve been battling Something Else in our economy long time corporate greed, wall street demands that people, 2 over trillion in tax cuts that went to the people at the top. Working peoplehe of this country have been ignored. Not this time. Time. Is we need a system that always puts workers and families first, not just in an emergency, and ot when its politically convenient. I am ready at any time to roll up my sleeves for that fight, balance of back the my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from maryland reserves. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Brady mr. Speaker, im very proud to lead 2 1 2 minutes to the republican leader of the administration committee, the gentleman from illinois, mr. Davis. The speaker pro tempore the entleman from illinois is recognized for 2 1 2 minutes. Mr. Davis thank you, mr. Speaker. S the Ranking Member of house administration, i want all of my colleagues to make sure that efore we leave this floor today, after hopefully passing this piece of legislation, that every member that works for the house, that makes sure that makes s clean, sure that this house operates, theyre here sitting there in well. They are here in our hallways. They are doing the job to allow do our job. And on behalf of everyone here, thank you thank you, for what you do every single day. It is important. The first vote that i ofk on this house floor, one the first, was for Superstorm Sandy relief. Friend, mr. Van drew, sitting next to me here, im sure he had more of a frontline as a state senator in new jersey at the time. What kind of impact that assistance had on the ground to those americans who hurting, and i went back and i took criticism from many media and in my own party. We as es one job that congress should do and do well is help americans recover from a ask for. They didnt we are in the midst of the worst Economic Disaster that weve lifetime. We were in ago, economy, economic growth, sustained unemployment that we promised the American People we would deliver together. 3 1 2 weeks, this Economic Disaster has hit many industries. You as i flew out this morning from st. Louis to Washington Reagan National there were two members of congress on the plane. Think that industry is on the brink of collapse . You, you will see. Its our main street businesses, its our main street Companies Line the street of every represent and i they are hurting the most. Its their Economic Disaster. Theyre being told they are not operate. We need to do better. We need to pass this bill. Give them the revenue and the cash flow to the get through this so we can get through this as americans and, chance to ou get a defer your loan payments. Nd what is great is when these businesses recover, they now have the recovery to taxfree help you pay your student debt. These are the things that will together ande work pass this bill. Its not about social media today. Its about helping the American People. Lets do it. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer i thank the speaker, the gentleman h from illinois, this is about all of us as americans. And s republicans democrats. Helping those who are challenged is. Ll of our country i now yield want to yield to my dear friend from new york city, of this e epicenters challenge, who has led the small with ss Committee Extraordinary ability and passion about making sure that Small Business men and women of america are helped and and i ed in this bill yield to my friend, nydia four uez of new york for minutes. The speaker pro tempore four minutes, the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. S. Velazquez thank you, mr. Speaker. Thank you, majority leader, for yielding. Ur nation faces an unprecedent unprecedented crisis. With one in three americans eing told to stay home to flatten the curve, the American Economy has essentially been off. Restaurants, hotels, bars, etail stores, barbershops, dance, yoga studios, gyms, of theally every segment Small Business sector is suffering immeasurably. Brooklyn, new york, or brooklyn, wisconsin, small heart of are the americas main streets. Nfortunately, many entrepreneurs are now facing impossible decisions about their future. His bill is about assisting these main street Small Businesses and their workers. Ot wall street banks or big corporations. We have taken a that wasnwritten bill weighted to Big Companies and reshape it to prioritize Small Businesses, heir workers, and their families. This emergency package channels enterprises now. More than 377 billion in relief for struggling firms to help them pay workers doors open. Ir allocates 300 lowcost r forgive, loans for businesses to continue paying their employees. Me be clear. Hese loans are fully forgivable forgive if firms doors open during this crisis. Since the crisis began, i have debtfree ting for ways to get capital to small firms. Accomplish that goal. The new Paycheck Protection Program is designed to help workers weather the Public Health crisis, remain we finally defeat his awful virus, resume growth quickly. Beyond this fully forgive loan, fought for emergency grants. Im proud to say working with my senate, we in the have secured 10 billion for. B. A. To provide grants to sma Small Businesses. For the first time in its history. Must assist we those who have loan payments due soon. Providing every 7a and 504 loan with payment months. Or six this deferment will also be open help them owers to stay afloat. S. B. A. With vides not million in funding to only hire new staff and equipment but also to ensure services are being delivered in languages other than english. Least, not Entrepreneurial Development million will get 265 for counseling and training related to covid19. Note, this bill is not perfect. Painstaking ult of compromise. As with any compromise, no one wanted. Everything they or now, however, small firms need to stop the bidding and economic provides an tourniquet. I am proud of the work we accomplished in this package. Cardin, enators shaheen, coons, and rubio, and the house bers of Small Business committee that this bill as on member, he ranking steve chabot, and the amazing staff who worked long hours to us here. I yield back and i ask everyone to support this bill. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from maryland reserves. Is gentleman from texas recognized. Mr. Brady mr. Speaker, im very proud to yield two minutes to he leading republican on the Homeland Security committee, the gentleman from alabama, mr. Rogers. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from alabama is minutes. D for two mr. Rogers thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today in support of our in deadly defeat virus. This bill will help people that this rting because of outbreak. For those from rural districts ike mine, our hospitals cannot handle the onslaught of patients. Hospitals in my district face a as its been ire in my 18 years in congress. There. Acity just isnt before covid19 outbreak, most hospitals in alabamas third were ssional district operating on less than 1 3 profit margin. Helps those rural hospitals by enabling them to uy essential supplies, build needed infrastructure for broadband and telehealth and flowing so they can remain able to help patients. Thats the good news. As Ranking Member of the i eland security committee, want to acknowledge the hard working personnel at the department of Homeland Security. And women interact with the public daily, whether its transportation and security administration, c. B. P. , i. C. E. Others. They are putting themselves in harms way. Say thank you for ensuring the safety of our homeland. This bill provides d. H. S. With a requests to help against this deadly virus and im thankful for that. Couldnt eason we provide fit to get the full requested by c. B. P. And i. C. E. To deal with this virus. Money to t dedicated get personal protective equipment for c. B. P. , for example, or i. C. E. Professionals work facetoface with migrants and they deserve better. This wont be the last time has to act to mitigate the impact of this virus on america. Want to thank President Trump for his leadership and the willingness of republicans and to crats to come together put americans needs first. Be more legislation. This legislation must pass and i colleagues to vote yes and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer i thank the speaker and i you know yield to my friend from virginia, i now yield to my friend from virginia, my neighbor from across the river, from virginia, who is the chairman of the education and labor committee, and who has done yeomans service on working to create this legislation and to improve this legislation and to make it friendly for our workers and for our families, mr. Scott from the state of virginia. The speaker pro tempore how much time . Mr. Hoyer four minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from virginia is recognized for four minutes. Mr. Scott thank you. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I want to say to the majority leader, the hard work that weve done is to a large extent due to the hardworking staff who have been up late at night doing this work that usually takes months. Its been just days theyve been able to put this bill together. Mr. Speaker, i rise with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support the cares act. As a result of the significant changes made over the past few days, this legislation now takes important steps to give students, workers and families the support they need during this Public Health emergency. Many of the provisions of the bill fall within the jurisdiction of the committee on education and labor. For example, our most one of our most important challenges is to help workers maintain their income because losing a paycheck exposes workers and families to so many other problems. Yesterday the new unemployment claims sored to over three million and soared to over three million and thats four times more than the previous record. The cares act responds to our challenge by dramatically increasing Unemployment Insurance by an additional 600 a week for up to four months. The emergency Unemployment Insurance program also extends the selfemployed workers, socalled gig employees, many of whom are not currently eligible for Unemployment Compensation because theyre often misclassified as independent contractors rather than employees. And to my colleagues who have expressed concern that these benefits are more generous than paychecks earned by many lowincome workers, i would say that the problem is not with the bill, the problem is with the federal minimum wage, which has not been increased for more than a decade. The cares act also maintains access to health care. The bill specifically makes a 200 billion investment in hospitals, Health Systems and health research. It also includes the requirement that all insurance policies cover the full cost of future vaccines within 15 days of the vaccine being officially approved. It also helps people maintain their insurance if theyre laid off. Finally, the bill maintains students access to education. The cares act now has more than 30 billion in relief for students, educators, schools and institutions of higher learning. For institutions of higher learning, it will provide Financial Relief to colleges and universities and also support grants to displaced students. The k12 will provide help to educators to adapt to longterm closures, fund purchases of Education Technology for online learning, and provide equitable access to education for students with disabilities. The cares act moves us in the right direction. But its important to recognize that the legislation is only a down payment, the relief our communities will need in the weeks and months ahead. We Must Immediately start work on a fourth package that reflects the unprecedented scale of this crisis. Next package must include safety protections for frontline Health Care Workers and Emergency Responders who are risking their lives every day. Next package must expand Emergency Paid Sick leave and paid family and medical leave without exceptions so workers can take care of themselves and their loved ones without having to sacrifice their paychecks. Next package has to ensure that americans who were fighting the disease are not hit with costly medical bills afterwards. Establish package, we nocost covid19 testing. This next package that we have should expand the coverage to covid19 treatment as well. Mr. Speaker, its critical for all of us to understand that the cares act is not a stimulus package. Its a disaster leaf effort. Which must relief effort. Which must continue for as long as it takes to ensure that students, workers and families can survive this crisis. I call on all of my colleagues to support the legislation and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from maryland reserves. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Brady yes, thank you, mr. Speaker. Im proud to yield one minute to the gentleman from kentucky, mr. Comer. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for one minute. Comb comb my message to the American People mr. Comer my message to the American People affected by the coronavirus is simple. Help is on the way. This is not a perfect bill and i. A. P. Concerned about the 2 and im concerned about the 2 trillion price tag. But the American People need help and this response to the present crisis had put money into the pockets of struggling workers and families. This response provides help for Small Business owners who are the lifeblood of our economy. And we are responding to Rising Health care needs with more supplies and Financial Aid for our struggling hospitals. I will cast a yes vote for this package in support of the medical personnel on the front lines of this current crisis. That includes heroes like the more than 200 medical personnel from the Fort Campbell military base in my district. Who are in new york to provide medical support. I support this bill to help repair the damage caused by the coronavirus to our workers and Small Businesses. But any additional relief measures must focus on assisting main street businesses and working americans. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer mr. Speaker, im now pleased to yield one minute to the distinguished chair of the Intelligence Committee and a member of the promingses committee as well, mr. Appropriations committee as well, mr. Adam schiff from california. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. Mr. Schiff my fellow citizens, let no one doubt that this is a difficult and dangerous effort on which we have set out. No one can foresee precisely what course it will take or what costs or casualties will be incurred. Many months of sacrifice and selfdiscipline lie ahead. Months in which both our patients and our will will be tested. Months in which many threats and denunciations will keep us aware of our dangers. These were the words of john f. Kennedy during the cuban missile crisis. They are equally true today. We cannot see what course this virus will take. Not precisely. Many months of sacrifice and selfdiscipline will lie ahead for the American People. We will be tested. And we will prevail. America will rise to meet this challenge or any other. Our Health Care Workers already are. In this bill, we give them the tools to do the job and we give families the Financial Support they need to get by. Until this time of trial and tribulation is over. Let us support this bill and help put our people and our country on the road to recovery. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman from maryland reserves. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Brady yes, mr. Speaker. Im proud to yield one minute to the gentleman from arkansas, mr. Hill. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from arkansas is recognized for one minute. Mr. Hill i thank the Ranking Member. I thank the chairman. I rise in support of h. R. 748, the coronavirus aid relief and economic aid, leaf and Economic Security act. This will provide muchneeded leaf to arkansas families, hospitals and relief to arkansas families, hospitals and businesses during this unprecedented time. Ive spent much of the last two weeks in constant conversation with the arkansas governor and his team, as well as representatives and workers from almost every industry in our state. I want to thank them for their compassionate and hard work. I want to thank them for their perseverance. You know, mr. Speaker, honorary american Winston Churchill said, you can always count on the americans to do the right thing after theyve tried everything else. So im thankful that we rejected irrelevant ideas and both sides finally set aside their differences and came to an agreement that will help our families in these trying times. May god bless the state of arkansas and god bless the United States of america. I yield back my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer i thank the gentleman. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I now yield to the gentleman from california, the chairman of the Veterans Affairs committee, mr. Takano. Four minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california is recognized for four minutes. Mr. Takano thank you, majority leader hoyer. Mr. Speaker, i rise in support of the Senate Amendment to h. R. 48, the cares act. 571 veterans in the v. A. S Health Care system have tested positive for coronavirus. We have already lost nine veterans to this virus. 120 veterans have been admitted to v. A. Hospitals. 185 v. A. Employees, including doctors and nurses providing lifesaving health care to veterans with coronavirus, have also been infected. Because of the lack of widespread testing due to supply chain challenges, like low levels of reagents, shortages of swabs and testing kits, a dwindling supply of masks to protect Health Care Workers, understaffed v. A. Hospitals without providers to administer the tests, and a two to sevenday lag time for veterans to receive results, we know that the magnitude of this Public Health emergency and the number of veterans sickened by this deadly virus are underreported. It will only become more severe in the weeks to come. Providing nearly 20 billion to v. A. To combat this virus is vital. This funding will save veterans lives, protect v. A. S Health Care providers and first responders. And give v. A. The resources it needs to serve as the nations backup Health Care System in communities where local hospitals are overwhelmed with coronavirus patients. This relief package provides nearly 16 billion in funding for v. A. To provide health care to veterans. Including the purchase of essential medical supplies like ventilators. V. A. Will have the funds to purchase more covid19 testing kits, n95 masks, gowns, face shields and glove, personal protective equipment to keep Health Care Providers and staff at v. A. Hospitals safe. Health care providers and workers caring for veterans in their homes, at v. A. Run nursing homes, Community Living centers and state veteran homes will also receive personal protective equipment. 100 million is allocated for emergency management. So v. A. First responders have the resources they need to help veterans and communities during this Public Health emergency. 590 million is set aside for veterans most vulnerable to covid19. Homeless veterans and elderly veterans in Community Living centers and assisted living facilities. Over 2 billion is provided to support v. A. s i. T. Systems and strengthen v. A. s telework capabilities. Greater telework capacity reduces the risk of coronavirus transmission in v. A. s work force and keeps the department running. Over 600 million is set aside for v. A. To retrofit its hospitals and clinics, to increase the number of beds and treatment rooms to care for veterans with covid19 and deploy mobile treatment units. Over 2 billion is appropriated for veterans who need urgent or Emergency Care in the community for covid19. Finally, this funding ensures the v. A. Health care providers putting their lives on the line to treat veterans are paid for their overtime work hours that they work. Now, this relief package also makes veteranowned Small Businesses Small Business owners eligible for loans to pay their employees and keep their businesses afloat and prevents veterans from losing their homes due to foreclosure. It ensures veterans who receive stimulus checks remain eligible for a pension and meansbased v. A. Benefits. Now, this package is far from perfect. But theres so much in this legislation that is critical to helping veterans and ordinary americans survive this pandemic. I expect that there will be more legislation to ensure that no veterans or americans are left behind. I urge my colleagues to support this and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman from maryland reserves. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Brady yes, mr. Speaker. Very proud to yield one minute to the gentleman from michigan, mr. Mitchell. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from michigan is recognized for one minute. Mr. Mitchell thank you, mr. Speaker. I thank the Ranking Member. Our country faces a Public Health and economic challenge unlike any weve experienced in 100 years. We must protect the health of the American People while also ensuring our economy is able to bounce back as the coronavirus subsides. I urge at every opportunity that congress assist americans with income support while also providing a critical lifeline to businesses. Especially Small Businesses. The curious act achieves those objectives through direct checks to american households, improved Unemployment Compensation, and back loans to businesses. This bill is certainly not perfect. Rarely do we see perfect in this chamber. And certainlyly not in these circumstances certainly not in these circumstances. However, we cannot delay, we cannot waiver. We must ensure this aid is delivered to the American People as soon as possible. The American People are looking to us to lead at this moment and we must do so now. So i rise to support the cares act, i urge my colleagues to do the same. And move this to the president s desk. Thank you, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer i thank the gentleman for his comments. And now im pleased to yield to the former mayor of providence, rhode island, mayors deal with it every day on the street, face to face. They know how critical this problem is and im pleased to yield to our friend, the chairman of our policy committee, one minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. Mr. Hoyer mr. Cicilline from roiled. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from rhode island mr. Cicilline from rhode island. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. Mr. Cicilline since day one of this pandemic, House Democrats have been focused on two things. Saving lives and supporting families, workers and Small Businesses. Thats why we moved swiftly in recent weeks to pass two bipartisan relief packages that provided billions of dollars for medicine, protective gear and lab test, lowinterest loans for Small Business, emergency paid leave and free coronavirus testing. Yet we understood more needed to be done for working families. But Mitch Mcconnell still tried to use this third package to put huge corporations first. But democrats fought to make this bill about the folks who really need help. And thanks to the leadership of Speaker Pelosi and our extraordinary Committee Chairs, thats what this bill does. For Health Care Workers on the front lines of this fight, the working folks and Small Business owners struggling to get by, thats why this bill provides 130 billion for hospitals to treat patients and to protect workers. 360 billion in relief for Small Businesses, 250 billion in direct Cash Payments to workers and families, and an average of four months of full pay for workers who are laid off because of this crisis. Lets pass this bill now. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Brady im proud to yield one minute to the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. Steil. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from wisconsin is recognized for one minute. Mr. Steil mr. Speaker, and american lth jobs are being attacked by an nvisible virus, and this house is called upon to respond today. Americans need our help. Countless stories of people struggling. Spoke to a young woman from kenosha worried about losing her job and caring for her young children. To a doctor from desperately needs protective masks. People are fighting a public crisis and an economic crisis. While far from perfect, the cares act provides needed testing, supplies for hospitals, protections for orkers paychecks, and assistance to those whove lost their jobs. Does lea his bill eave leaves much to be desired. A 25 million is for a theater. N, d. C. , however, the senate did their job. President trump continues to do job. Now, the house must do ours. We must not let the perfect be the enemy of the good. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer i thank the speaker. Now yield one minute to my friend from colorado, the president of the freshman class, joe neguse. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from colorado is for one minute. Mr. Neguse one of the people in class. Lented freshman thank you for your leadership pelosis leadership or this incredibly important bill. This bill is far from perfect. Thing. Be clear about one the American People need relief now. Not tomorrow, not next week, not month. Now. And so the question before this chamber is very simple. Step up for the American People . Will we step up for the health workers, sacrificing their own health to save the lives of to the millions of unemployed across our country in each of our states struggling to to pay their rent, to be able to feed their small s, to the businesses in boulder and fort of ins on the brink collapse, to the skooinss at c. S. U. And ists at n. I. H. Working on a vaccine to pandemic. 19 i pray and i hope that the speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. Mr. Neguse lets pass this bill today. Lets get it done. Lets meet this moment. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas is recognized. Speaker. yes, mr. Im proud to yield one minute to the gentleman from kansas, mr. Marshall. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from kansas is minute. Ed for one mr. Marshall i thank the gentleman for yielding. Ast sunday, the senate announced a bipartisan framework to help individuals and small the chinese rough coronavirus crises. Fray. Politics entered the in the five days that followed, coronavirus cost hundreds of lives. Ns their over 40,000 infections have occurred and millions of jobs have been lost. Goodness, cooler, more pragmatic heads have now prevailed. Want to thank our president for his leadership, for halting travel from china, and i want to thank the president for reaching to private enterprise to solve the testing challenges. These are decisions that lives. Y saved and finally, i want to thank the president for his constant message of hope and believing in for us that we will develop cures nd vaccines that we can and will rebuild this economy. As a physician, i want to remind mericans to follow the president s 15day guidelines. Lets flatten the curve, not let up. At this point, we will take a break in the house to be and recap what happened. The chamber passed the to trillion dollar coronavirus Economic Relief bill. The Senate Passed the legislation wednesday and now goes to President Trump who said he would sign it. Debate,hamber finished kentucky congressman asked for a roll call vote. We will show you what happened followed by his response. [applause] the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. 911, the previous question is ordered op the motion. The question is on adoption of the motion. So many as are in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. The ayes have it. Mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i came here to make sure our republic doesnt die by unanimous consent and empty chamber and i request a recorded vote. The speaker pro tempore recorded vote is requested. Those favoring a recorded vote will rise and remain standing until counted. An insufficient number has risen, a recorded vote is refused. For what purpose does the gentleman reckedsvecked . Mr. Massie i object on the basis a quorum is not present and make a point of order a quorum is not present. The speaker pro tempore the chair will count for a quorum. Counted for a quorum, a quorum is present. The motion is adopted. Without objection, a the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. Pursuant to section 7b of House Resolution 891, the house stands adjourned until 3 00 p. M. On tuesday, march 31, 2020. Why would they give you the time on the floor, sir . Both sides of the chamber did not see to dust they did not even give me a minute to speak in a four out for our debate. They are trying to cover up their vote, they still refuse to have a recorded vote, and they told me that they are trying to protect members. They are trying to protect the members who are there from political ramifications. So both sides of the chamber, the white house said that they did not want you to do this. Why press forward in this . Makecame here this week to sure our public does not die and an empty chamber by unanimous consent. These people need to do their jobs. If they are telling people to drive a truck or bag groceries and grow their food, they can be in there and they can vote. That is what we did this week. They came and it did not delay the vote any. They did not do anything yesterday, they were trying to say they wanted to delay it to have a recorded vote. The truth is they do not want a recorded road. They do not want to be on record making the biggest mistake in history. Think of President Trump calling you a third grade grandstand or . I am at least second grade. [laughter] i get no respect. Who told you . Pelosi and mccarthy, when i was right there with them. D believe this is the best method to do this to force everybody to come back . I gave you an interview. Thank you, sir. The house will not be in midslative session in april, and it goes to president after thetly for chamber approved the measure by vote. We are also just hearing from the speaker from the president pro tem in the senate, chuck grassley, saying that i just signed a bipartisan care is act and that now goes to President Trump for his signat