Disruptions as more and more communities begin to hunker down, as dr. Fauci put it, on the advice opublic Health Experts and local leaders. As an aside, ive noticed that a lot of discussion in the media has focused on individuals who may be temporarily transitioning from office work to working from home. So i want to especially acknowledge to many other hard working americans for whom telework is not an option. Now more than ever were reminded who really keeps this country running. The hard working men and women who grow things, who make things, who drive trucks and move goods across the country, who mine coal or otherwise produce Domestic Energy and literally power our communities, who run the stores and shops we rely on, who serve our communities as police and First Responders and, of course, especially the dedicated frontline Healthcare Professionals who work tirelessly to heal and protect all of rest of us. To all americans, but most especially to those hard working people whose efforts are going to get our country through this challenge, i have one message the Senate Stands with you. We stand with American Workers and families. We stand with american businesses and we stand with the public Health Experts and the heroic frontline medical professionals whom our nation seems poised to lean on as heavily as we have at any point in recent memory. The senate is committed to meeting these Uncertain Times with bold and bipartisan solutions. Thats what we did a little more than a week ago when the Senate Passed billions of dollars in emergency funding for health and Small Businesses with an overwhelming bipartisan vote and put it on the president s desk. Thats what were going to keep doing this week, particularly if the house of representatives can actually complete its work and transmit a finished product of its relief over to us and its what were going to keep doing in the days and weeks ahead. With respect to the house passed legislation, i understand the house chose to proceed with their planned oneweek recess despite not having finished processing their bill. As of this afternoon, were still waiting for the house to reach a decision on possible technical corrections and submit a final product to us here in the senate. We cannot consider the legislation until we get it but i know that senators on both sides have spent the last several days carefully studying the house proposal and i know that all of us are eager to act quickly to support American Workers, families and Small Businesses. This is a unique challenge. A unique challenge. Unlike and any other tough circumstances, our shortterm goal is not simply to bring Economic Activity right back to normal starting tomorrow. Instead, we can secure the historically Strong Foundation of our nations economy and support americans during this time were Public Health may require that some normal activities simply be scaled back. I have spoken with countless colleagues and Committee Chairman over the last several days. We agree that there are three major areas where the senate must continue to develop bold and bipartisan action. Number one, we will need to take further steps to assist individuals and American Families with financial challenges in the weeks and months ahead. Number two, we will need to further significant actions to secure our nations economy, particularly main street Small Businesses, and safeguard our Strong Economic Foundation through this time. We will need further steps to ready are Healthcare System and and support our nations medical professionals. The Senate Majority is already working through next steps, all three of those. I hope further action can be just as bipartisan and collaborative as the process by which we have passed the first step of additional funds. We must work with each other in