American people have always banded together and risen to the occasion and this pandemic is no different. This has been especially true in iowa, where i have seen and heard so many heartwarming stories of iowans stepping up to help other iowans. Take an in megan for example. Two teachers in the Knoxville School district. These two iowans noticed that some of the residence at the west Ridge Specialty Care Center might need some additional entertainment due to social distancing. So, they started an Amazon Wish List and with the help of their community, were able to provide games and other fun items for the residents to use during the day. And then there are the hardworking folks at the Iowa Motor Truck Association who are providing meals to the eye Truck Drivers all up and down interstate 80. And of course there are these great men and women of the Iowa National guard who are working around the clock to deliver medical supplies and materials across the state. But it is not just individuals, it is also local Iowa Companies and their workers who are stepping up and helping out. Kents corporation of muscatine has been working closely with local nonprofit partners to address Food Insecurity for folks in their community. Partnering with the salvation army, united way, and the Muscatine Center for social action, they are preparing nearly 300 meals every wednesday and thursday to be distributed to families and individuals who are in need. Folks, while we are facing challenging times we have also been reminded of the generosity and charity of men and women across their nation and the tremendous courage and resilience of our workforce. Throughout the covid19 pandemic essential workers in the United States have continued in their daily jobs to care for and protect americans, to produce and deliver food and a essential goods and to uphold our nations critical infrastructure. These men and women, our moms and dads, brothers and sisters are putting the livelihood of their fellow americans ahead each and every morning despite the pandemic, they wake up and they go to work. In this fight against the invisible enemy, the critical operators, supply workers medical r professionals and many others who are on the front lines responding to coronavirus could not be more important to our victory. They truly are our heroes. So our nation cannot weather this pandemic without our essential workforce. They first and foremost deserve our gratitude. So today, we want to say thank you. Thank you to our doctors, our nurses, or healthcare workers who see firsthand the seriousness of this disease. Yet put their own health and lives at risk to care for those who are infected. Thank you to our Truck Drivers who have driven for thousands of hours, often backandforth on lonely roads to keep our economy running and to deliver the necessities we rely upon and often take for granted. Thank you two are farmers who continue to work around the clock to feed and fuel the world. Thank you to her groceries, cashiers, and retail employees to keep our store shelves stocked in the checkout lines moving. And thank you for child care providers who have continued to care for our kiddos throughout these tough times. But folks, these frontline workers deserve more than a heartfelt and welldeserved thank you, they need to know they are appreciated for their selfless service. That is what i am proposing to give these heroes a break. A tax holiday and allow them to keep more of their hardearned paychecks. Together with the sacrifice of thesef essential workers the spirit of generosity we have seen across iowa in the service of our leaders at every level of government, we will get through this. The battle continues but i know that we can and we will beat covid19. Stay safe and stay strong. Thank you, mr. President first of all i want to thank senator ernst to her work and effort today to come to the floor and talk about the good things that are happening and ourot states. We know the pandemic is changed a lot about the way we live and work and do business and tennesseans are certainly no exception to that. One thing that has been a consistent in this entire episode with the pandemic is