Also, representative julia brownley, rick larsen, and hick johnson from georgia. Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and im proud to represent washingtons seventh Congressional District in the u. S. House of representatives. I know what a hard time this has been for so many of you. Our state has been hardhit with over 3200 confirmed cases and the loss of 145 lives. Ive been listening and pushing for the federal government to step up and urgently pass a package that matches the scale of this crisis and provides immediate relief to so many of you that are struggling. Today the house of representatives past a 2 trillion coronavirus package. The president is immediately signing it into law. The bill is far from perfect, but it is delivering critically need a two people in our state and across the country. First, the largest expansion in decades of o Unemployment Benefits. We increased benefits so that you qualify for 100 of your paycheck and we expanded Unemployment Insurance for those that might not typically qualify. There is a direct cash payment as well of 1200 for a majority of adults and additional 500 for every dependent child. Youru get immediately in pocket. We also put in 350 billion in emergency grants to devastated Small Businesses and nonprofits. Billion dollars to hospitals and Health Care Institutions as well as a Stabilization Fund to help local and state governments. We put in 15 billion to ensuring lifesaving equipment gets into the National Stockpile certainot conditions like keeping people on the payroll and eliminating dividends for stock buybacks. Temporaryluded a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures. More money to address homelessness as well as a moratorium on student loan payments through september 2020. Now i want to be clear. This is far from a perfect bill. , therevided government were many things put in and many things left out that give me great concern. Costill does not include for treatment of covid19. People are already facing the tragedy of a broken Health Care System and to receive enormous bills would be immoral. It also leaves out large categories of immigrants. Not just undocumented immigrants, but also daca recipients. Recipients are working, putting their lives on the line to protect our communities, or as farmworkers take the food that is going into our food banks, we have decided to eliminate them from relief. Committed to fighting for the inclusion of all immigrants in the next bill. We also need to push for more rent and mortgage relief. Make sure that utilities arent being shut off for our poorest families and ensure health and safety for people in the criminal Justice System and mandate that important protections apply to all workers , including at the largest companies. At the end of the day, relief is coming to you very soon. We are not done. We are hard at work on provisions for the next bill. This is a crisis of Epic Proportions and the federal government will rise to the challenge of solutions that match the scale of the crisis. I am so proud to represent a district at a state with so much compassion, resilience, and commitment. We will get through this together and rebuild a Transformative Society that lifts all of us up together. Be safe. Be healthy. Im sending you love and justice. And congressman jim lane driven. We just voted in favor of the cares act for the people of our country to provide muchneeded aid as we battle this Coronavirus Crisis that is affecting all of us right now. This vote is just so important. Rhode islanders have filed for unemployment. Two hundred three confirmed cases of covid19 in the state of rhode island. That number is expected to grow. We are doing everything we can to get this under control. State government and our Health Care System is stretched to the max right now. This is a vital lifeline to ensure that our Health Care System, government, residents have the lifeline they need to get through this crisis. That we have resources for frontline medical personnel, to make sure that people have the money to pay a mortgage and put food on the table. It is a vital lifeline for our. Mall businesses they need help and they need it now. This bill is vital in that effort to help us all get through this. This truly is a bipartisan endeavor. We are going to come out stronger on the others. Congresswoman Linda Sanchez here. Just arrived at the capital, getting ready to vote for the cares act, the third in a series of bills weve passed to help American Families and Small Businesses deal with the economic shock of the coronavirus outbreak and help our first line responders get the equipment they desperately need. In just a few minutes, we will vote on this bill and hopefully send a lot of help your way to increase Unemployment Benefits, grants to Small Businesses so they can stay afloat, and help for specific injuries industries that have been hardhit. We will be helping our state and local governments deal with the cost of dealing with coronavirus. Theres a lot of good things in this bill. Not a perfect bill, but a good down payment. Thanks so much. God bless you all. The Public Health emergency that we face today is one of the greatest challenges, nation has ever faced. Today Congress Passed look coronavirus aid relief and Economic Security act. Perfect, bill is not ive been working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to make sure the bill reflects all priorities, putting families first, putting Health Care Providers first, and putting Small Businesses and our economy first. I didnt get everything i wanted. Nobody did. But given the urgency, i believe my constituents, local businesses, and our state will receive significant and urgently needed funding to stay healthy, pay the bills, and layout the platform for economic recovery. 34 hundredovides us dollars for a family of four, 600 per week in additional Unemployment Benefits to most american workers, including contractors, selfemployed individuals, and workers in the gig economy. The bill also provides critical funding for Health Care Providers, hospitals, and those working on vaccines and treatments. It also provides significant funding for personal protective equipment. Theres also significant funding for Small Businesses who are struggling deeply and whose survival is essential to getting americans back to work. Flexible Small Business loans to tax credits, aid and incentives to help keep workers working. In the last few years, Ventura County has seen unprecedented challenges. We face those challenges by coming together and supporting one another. For the sake of the country, we must follow Ventura Countys example and do exactly the same. This bill was not without its differences, but ultimately we came together and we put together the biggest emergency aid package in American History in record time. Behout a doubt, there will more we must do to keep people healthy, get them back to work, and make sure the economy can bounce back as quick as possible. As the crisis evolves, you have my word that i will continue to fight for you in congress and ensure the federal government brings its full resources to bear to address this global pandemic. Please stay home, stay healthy, and be safe. It is congressman rick larsen. The house passed the Economic Disaster relief package. I want everyone to know we will be looking through that over the weekend and we will be communicating as soon as we can. , we will beu reorganizing the office a little bit to focus on helping with implementation of the Economic Disaster relief package. Our focus is on you. We will be in touch very soon. Thanks a lot. Is congressman hank johnson, probably representing the Fourth District of georgia. Travel back to washington, d. C. To vote in support of the cares act that will bring urgently needed relief to families and Small Businesses across the country, including here in georgia. During this time, every american needs to know that their government will support them without hesitation. The cares act is an important step forward to ensure that workers, families, and Small Businesses have the resources they need today and which they will need during the coming months as we face this unprecedented crisis. America and the world are challenged by a Public Health emergency which will take its toll on life while severely disrupting the economy. As we take unprecedented action to stimulate the economy, the most important thing we can do now is put people over profit. And the cares act does just that. The bill provides those laid off with Unemployment Insurance for the next four months, provides an additional 13 weeks of federally bonded benefits, and includes workers in the gig economy. It provides immediate direct Cash Payments to lower and middle income americans of 1200 for each adult and 500 for each and more thannder 370 5 billion to help our workers get through this crisis. We are all in this together and together we will build a better tomorrow. Please stay home and stay safe. We will get to the other side of this crisis. Thank you. 100 50 members of the u. S. House of representatives could participate in last fridays debate on the 2 trillion Economic Relief package. Cspan offered to show video statements by members who could not make it a washington, d. C. Or who couldnt speak on the floor for other reasons. We were served 33 videos, all democrats at this point. You will hear from debbie
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