The 1800 page measure includes money to support state and local governments, Virus Testing and treatment and new Cash Payments to americans. Here is some of that now beginning with House Speaker nancy pelosi. Thank you very much, mr. Speaker. I thank the distinguished chair for yielding and thank her for her tremendous leadership. My colleagues, a horrible virus has made a vicious attack on the lives and the livelihood of the American People, indeed on the life of the our democracy of our democracy. We have a momentous opportunity and therefore a great opportunity to defeat the virus and to do so in a way that brings us together and takes us forward to a stronger america. Today the house will consider e heroes act, to honor those who are on the front lines. Our Health Care Workers, our First Responders, teachers, sanitation workers, food providers, transit workers and other essential workers. Many of them have risked their lives to save lives and now they may lose their jobs. For many of them, this is just what is happening right now as governors across the country are lanning their budgets. As the coronavirus takes its vicious toll on the lives and livelihood of the country, it is also it has also taken a toll on the states to deliver services to the people. Governors are forced to either cut services or increase taxes or both. The Congress Must honor its responsibility to the American People to lessen the blow of the same irus by making the serious investment of the heroes act to our state, local, tribal and territorial governments. The plan that we are voting on today will make a tremendous difference not only in the budgets in the states, but in the lives of the American People. Public health, education of our children, the sanitation that is so important in defeating the virus, with the support of so many essential workers. Actually, the distinguished gentleman on the other side of the aisle talked about the cost of the bill. The cost to the states, localities, territories and tribal governments is less than the cost of the republican tax break which gave 83 of the benefits to the top 1 . We think this is a major investment in the lives of the American People and in the budgets of our states. Setting aside how we got here, we must approach this tragedy with the deepest humanity, mr. Speaker. All of our hearts are broken by the 87,000 americans who have lost their lives and nearly 1. 5 million who have been infected by the coronavirus. The number of 36 million or more americans who have filed for Unemployment Insurance is almost unimaginable. This is a moment when our fellow americans are in deep suffering. We must have empathy for our heroes, the Health Care Workers, for how exhausted they must be and how stressed they are in doing their jobs. And, again, theyre at risk of losing their jobs in this economy. We must also emphasize the pain of families who do not know where their next meal is coming from or how theyre going to pay next months rent. It is imperative that we address the needs of the American People with clarity as we proceed. Its always interesting to me, mr. Speaker, to see how much patience some people have with the pain and suffering of other people. A tolerance level that is not acceptable and a in a great country like america, with a sense of community and concern for each other. We can all agree that we must open the economy. For sure. As quickly as we can. But we must do so based on science and data. The key to opening this door is testing, tracing, treating and social distancing. Overwhelmingly the scientist community Scientific Community grease. The heroes act has a strategic agrees. The heroes act has a Strategic Plan, something that has been lacking thus far. A Strategic Plan with a vision to end this playing. A strategic, a goal strategic vision, a goal, a timetable, milestone, benchmarks put forth by the energy and Commerce Committee, mr. Pallone, thank you. And that is really important. You have to have a plan. To succeed. As families are devastated by the loss of life, this legislation of putting money in the pockets of the American People, which is also a stimulus for the economy, is essential. Theyre suffering so much in so many ways. We want to lessen the pain for them. As the Federal Reserve chairman powell said, additional fiscal now this is very important because it isnt one of us saying it to each other. The authority of the chairman of the Federal Reserve board, additional fiscal support could be costly. But its worth it if it helps avoid longterm economic damage and leaves us with a stronger recovery. The tradeoff is one for our elected representatives, he says, who wield powers of taxation and spending. As elected officials, he indicated us, we have the responsibility and the opportunity to think big, as he advised, and act now for the people. The distinguished gentleman said, oh, my goodness, we put this bill on the floor. Well, let me just do a little history of the last few months. I too am very proud of the fact that we were able to bring four bills to conclusion in a strong, bipartisan way. First one on march 4, testing, testing, testing. Not really fulfilled. But nonetheless, intended. 10 days later on march 14, masks, masks, masks, masks. Again, p. P. E. , not fully realized. But nonetheless, intended. March 28, the president of the United States signed the cares act. The first cares act. D that was a bill that was developed by the Republican Leadership in the senate. They put forth their proposal, we responded, acted upon it, and came forth with a bipartisan agreement. The next bill, the interim p. P. P. Bill, was also developed by the republican leader in the senate. He put forth their proposal, we put forth our suggestions, we negotiated, we came forth with a bipartisan bill forward with a bipartisan bill. Dont you take pride in the house of representatives having the same opportunity and privilege as the Republican Leadership in the senate for us to put forth legislation in this terrible fight . And more than 80 of what is in this legislation has already been supported in a bipartisan way. Weve agreed on state and local in other bills. Weve agreed on testing and at least two other in at least two other bills. Have agreed on supporting hospitals, weve agreed on Unemployment Insurance. Weve agreed on direct payments. So much that is in this legislation has appeared in previous Bipartisan Legislation. So were not asking people to do something they havent done before. But there are some things that we want to add. The postal system, more for voting. But they did vote for voting vote by mail legislation before. A very strong osha regulation that mandates certain conditions so that our workers will be protected and that our employers will know what the standards are clearly that they must honor and therefore theyre protected as well. Now some of the members say, lets take a pause. Lets take a pause . Do you think this virus is taking a pause . Do you think that the rent takes a pause . Do you think that putting food on the table or the hunger that comes if you cant takes a pause . This is the hardship of losing a job doesnt take a pause. Or tragically, losing a loved one. It doesnt take a pause. So many lives may have been saved if we had testing and tracing and treatment earlier on. Thats what we must do, so we can end this. But we dont end by pausing in the fight. This virus is relentless. It is possibly mutating and changing its nature. This is a very difficult fight. And it gives us a moment that we must admit that the American People are suffering deeply, suffering deeply. We must have empathy for our Health Care Workers again and again who risk their lives to save lives and again are at risk of losing jobs of their own, as i said before. And we have empathy for the families who are sick and parents struggling to pay the rent and put food on the table. Can you just imagine losing a loved one so mysteriously, so out of the blue and many people cannot embrace them or say goodbye because of the way the virus is communicated. We cannot abandon them in this time of need. Protect lives and livelihoods, house and senate, must come together as we have done responding to the republicans bill that they constructed on their own in the nat senate and now we offered much of what they offered, a little more because the needs are greater. And we must give pass this bill to give families the relief they need. These are the American People. This is our family. They are suffering. They need help. We have the resources and the opportunity to do so. Its interesting to me and sad for me as a mother and grandmother of children who are younger and college age that this is the time that they would have been enjoying graduation. I have spoken at many, many, ny graduations, watching hundreds of thousands of Students Walk across that stage to see the pride in their families. Many of them, the first in their families to graduate from ollege, to see the symbol of success and love and joy that is for those families. They will be missing that ritual. Sadly, whether its college or high school or grade school or even going into middle school. So here we are at a time when these young people president kennedy said Young Children are our greatest resource and our best hope for the future. They are our hope. But we must also give them hope as they go forward by alleviating the challenge our country is facing and make the future better for them. Its always about the children and their future. I urge our colleagues to consider all of those children all over america, but also in their own states, in their own districts as they make their decision today that is so important to our country. And that is why i am so grateful, mr. Speaker, to our distinguished chairwoman, chairwoman lowey as chair of the Appropriations Committee. She and chairs of our committees have been dazzling, dazzling with a depth of knowledge of the subject, the extent of legislative brilliance that they have brought to all of this, nowing, knowing the challenge, understanding the policy, strategicically thinking about how best to accomplish and use money. This is not a christmas tree. There is nothing joyful about this. This is a stre strategicically planned piece of legislation that is tailored to meet the needs of the American People regarding the coronavirus pandemic. To do anything less would not be responsible. Theres more we could have done but wanted to keep the cost in line. When you talk about the cost, you have to think about the opportunity lost. The chairman of the fed has told us to think big. Its never going to be cheaper, he said, because the cost of interest is so low, the cost of credit is so low. Nd i say not to act now is not only irresponsible in a humanitarian way, it is irresponsible because its only going to cost more, more in terms of lives, livelihoods, cost to the budget, cost to our democracy. As governors struggle, city halls, county executives struggle to make their budget. So depleted by this virus. So this funding is to make sure to takey have the funds care of some of the funding of the coronavirus expenses directly and also a recognition of the loss of revenue to their budgets because of this assault on our economy by this vicious little virus that we must defeat. So as we do that, i thank the distinguished chairwoman for her extraordinary leadership. She has a few more bills to go. A lot of time left. A great contribution to make, but i had the privilege of serving with her for decades and im sorry to see her leave the congress, but she leaves a tremendous legacy. You know, we all believe that a budget should be a statement about our National Values and its important to us as a nation to be reflected in our budgets and how we allocate our resources. Chairwoman lowey has been just hat messenger of values as she has put forth her budget and does so with respect for the republicans in this committee, in this congress and in this country. Bipartisanship is the order of the day. As a former member of the Appropriations Committee and intelligence, i recognize full well, the product, as mr. Cole said, appropriators working together. Left to their own devices, they can get the job done and they will. And i have no doubt that this legislation will have bipartisan support. I just want it to be soon, because these governors cant wait. Right now as i said, they have many layoffs. They dont have the money. They are going to raise property taxes. We can make that go away in large measure if we pass this legislation because its not just about their budget, its about the services for the people of our country that will be lessened if we do not help. What are we here for but for the American People. How are their services delivered. Many ways by the state houses and the state legislatures, the city councils, mayors offices and the rest, we have a responsibility to make strategic spending that we need to do and thats what this bill does. Its not for us to praise our heroes. Everybody praises them and thanks them and honors them. Words . We need deeds and real support for them. This is the saddest part, all these people who have died. I know, speaking on both sides of the aisle hearing our colleagues speak, but all of us will always carry those people in our hearts. Is 87,000 now and hopefully curtail the growth of that number with our testing, but we must make the decision to do so and thats the decision we have to make today. I thank my colleagues for their thoughtful consideration of the heroes act. And i thank you for your concern about the American People. Let us come together and give them a real signal that we care by allocating the resources to meet their needs. We pray for all of them, all of our constituents and we pray and thank god for continuing to bless america. With that, mr. Speaker, i urge my colleagues to support the heroes act and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from california yields. The gentleman from the gentlewoman from new york yields and reserves. I apologize and the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole while our istinguished speaker and i may disagree we agree with the appropriations chairwoman and her ability to bring us together. I yield two minutes to the distinguished Ranking Member of the commerce, justice and science subcommittee Appropriations Committee, mr. Aderholt of alabama. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized recognized. Mr. Aderholt i thank the gentleman. I rise in strong opposition to this bill. No doubt as has been said, state and local governments across this nation are hurting because of economic downturn this virus has created. However, these times call for cooperation. The democrats unfortunately have chosen partisanship. America needs us to come together to address this pandemic. But the democrats chose their own way, shutting out the republicans and discussing this bill. Unform, the democratic leadership seems more interested in shaping the debate for november than solving the real problems that this country is going through today. Among the many concerns is the election mandate. The democrat pipe dream would lead to widespread voter fraud by allowing ballot harvesting and prohibiting even states from requiring voter identification. Let me be clear. This bill is chock full of proposals that have absolutely nothing to do with the addressing the economic harms from the pandemic virus that we are experiencing in this nation. A 3 trillion liberal wish list is not a serious proposal. The United States of america, this country deserves better. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from alabama yields. The gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, i am delighted to yield two minutes to my friend, a fellow new yorker and outstanding congresswoman from new york and chairwoman of the committee on oversight and reform, mrs. Maloney. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized for two minutes. Mrs. Maloney i thank my good friend from new york for yielding. I rise in strong support of the heroes act. This bill provide will provide 67 billion in emergency relief to new york state, emergency aid that is needed by a state that is on the front line of our national fight against the coronavirus. There is more than 17 billion that will go directly to new york city. If people continue to inspire the country with their resilience, courage and compassion. The bill includes perimeters that are important to my district for people who have lost their jobs. The federal government will pay their rent for them out of 100 billion fund. As chair of the oversight committee, i helped lead a bipartisan effort to save the Postal Service from financial ruin. This bill will provide 25 billion to ensure it can continue serving the american public. I thank the numerous members on both sides of the aisle who have joined me in fighting for this and supporting this funding. This Emergency Assistance will mean that we can avoid drastic service cuts at a time when american lives depend on the mail more and more every day. Recognizing that congress has a constitutional responsibility to sure a fair and accurate census. This bill extends certain reporting deadlines. The administration has asked for this delay as a result of the coronavirus crisis, which caused key operations of the 2020 census to be postponed. The bill would enhance congressional oversight of operations. This administration has fought tooth and nail and the speaker pro tempore the gentleladys time has expired. Mrs. Maloney i urge a yes vote. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from new york reserves. The gentleman from from oklahoma. Cole i yield two minutes, mr. Calvert of california. The speaker pro tempore mr. Calvert i rise in opposition to the heroes act with 3 trillion in spending and giveaways and handouts for Illegal Immigrants and yet there is no funding for the Defense Industrial base. As we debate these measures, adversaries are testing our ability to defend ourselves as e battle this virus. Instead of shoring up our Defense Industrial base, the majority ignores the dangers of those who wish to exploit this crisis. Rather than spending billions of dollars to keep people depent on the government, why not put them n building submarines, expeditionary bases, satellites and including the columbia class submarines, the new frigate and the Stealth Bomber and the vertical left lift program. It is comprised of hundreds of companies to persons making nuts and bolts. It is a critical industry that is completely ignored in this bill. Im opposed to the bill for many reasons. Its a road map to more federal government and first step to a socialist system. I stand with the men and women of the Defense Community as the beakon of freedom and democracy in the world. We must send a message that would allow for bad actors will not take advantage and continue to be the worlds superpower to project force in any corner of the world. This is a retreat from our values and americans dont want unlimited handouts but want to work, innovate and succeed. I urge a no vote and i yield back. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, im pleased to yield two minutes to my friend, the gentleman from new york, the outstanding of the committee on the judiciary, mr. Nadler. The speaker pro tempore the entleman from new york is recognized for two minutes. I thank the gentlelady for yielding. Mr. Chairman, we find ourselves moment. Tical 1. 4 million americans are sick. Died. 90,000 people have 36 million americans are out of work. In new york have been at the epicenter of this pandemic for months. While this bill is not perfect, t goes far to support the country and new yorkers. First and foremost, state and local governments will see in funding tolion fill the massive gaps in their budgets and prevent huge cuts to critical services. For new york state, new york city, that funding will mean a recovery and ween total economic collapse. I am proud to hear it includes i introduced, the covid19 correctional facility mergency response act, for testing, treatment, and prevention of covid19 in jails. And and another that will make sure that our brave First Responders disabled get ome their benefits. The bill also includes many of the Judiciary Committee like additional funding for the violence against of n to address the surge Domestic Violence, funding for on enforcement and the ban price gouging. It includes 100 billion for ental assistance and 75 billion for homeowners assistance so people dont lose their homes. And Financial Support for the and essential workers keeping our country running. Who have l that staff been working in apartment additional pay. I look forward to working with my colleagues to make sure it happens. A sciencebased strategy for testing and Contact Tracing to limit the al spread of the pandemic and to again. Economy open additionally, the bill improves p. P. P. And makes loan much easier to achieve for Small Businesses. Nonprofits, the backbone of new housing onomy and cooperatives will now be eligible for p. P. P. The Postal Service, which has american eline for families since George Washington and now the speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. Mr. Nadler will also receive a muchneeded funding. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewomans time has expired new york reserves. Mr. Nadler the bill is not perfect. I urge everyone to vote for it. I yield back. The peaker pro tempore gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole thank you very much, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i yield two minutes friend, ry good distinguished republican Ranking Member on the Budget Committee a valued member of the Appropriations Committee, mr. Womack of arkansas. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from arkansas is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Womack i thank the speaker. Me just say, et before i get to the contents of my remarks, not lost on me is that mr. Cole is doing today as a rules committee the debate anaging we just had, managing this debate with appropriations. Hes a real iron man today. Just want to publicly thank him for the long standing work in support of our work here today. The peaker, here we are in peoples house with nothing debating nothing more than a partisan grab bag, and its an expensive one. A crisis, mr. Speaker, the other side sees as exert rtunity to leverage. O collaboration, no transparency, no republican input. Even wait until the trillions of dollars weve lready spent is completely out the door before coming back for more. Why . Is not about a response to the coronavirus. Implementing an agenda. Any of the items in this bill were already part of the liberal even say ore we could coronavirus. Federalizing elections have to do with covid19 . Does the salt deduction of has been a source contention with the other side have to do with covid19 . Forgiving 10,000 of Student Loan Debt . In the that get conversation with our response to coronavirus . He Postal Service bailout, multiemployer pensions, are you kidding me . Mr. Speaker, the people deserve better. Is not going anywhere, it. They know it and we know its appropriate, mr. Speaker, that the conversations that are place today on this floor about this bill are being done because no one can argue with a straight face cole i yield the gentleman an additional 30 seconds. Mr. Womack as i was about to ay, its appropriate we are having this conversation, in many respects, behind a mask ecause theres nobody on this floor today that can argue with a straight face that many of the rovisions in this bill that were debating right now are elated to coronavirus or have any sense of congressional urgency. Yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, i am so leased to yield two minutes to my friend, the gentleman from massachusetts, chairman of the on ways and means, who came to congress in the same i did and we have worked to ther and im very proud yield for two minutes to mr. Neal. The speaker pro tempore the is leman from massachusetts recognized for two minutes. Mr. Neal i thank the gentlelady comments. Nd i am rising in support of the heroes act. T can be called the confidence in the American People act. This is the response to the reality that 85,000 americans 36 million ives, americans are now without a job nd our thoughts are with those families today. Delighted with role the ways and Means Committee once again played in stepping up to deliver latest s in this legislation. The heroes act includes a second round of Economic Impact americans keep afloat and to fuse money back in the economy. Every economist has suggested that. The round is more substantial or families and fixes shortcomings in the first round of payments like those College Students and others who are parents. On we enhance the employee etention tax credit with this expanded version, we will come to the aid of 60 million majority of those are employees of small and midsized businesses. Worst rought about the plunge in unemployment since the Great Depression. Weve extended the weekly Unemployment Compensation payments through january of next year. Havent workers who stopped since this crisis began, e know are under great pressure, we provide childcare daycare for essential worke workers to help ease this burden. The ways and Means Committee also had a role in providing the sions to address Persistent Health emergency thats gripping the nation. E led the charge to make investments in nursing home safety as these facilities have been ravaged by the virus. Was a team effort. Thanks to ways and means ommittee members for their contributions who have been working around clock with staff to get this legislation before us today. Jay pouls jay powells advice from day one early in the beginning. Said, and i quote, just a couple days ago, additional iscal support could be costly but worth if it helps avoid longterm economic damage and stronger with a economy. This is about balance right now. His is about relief and stability, which will hasten recovery. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. Today l what we will do is a base the speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentlewoman from new york reserves. R. Neal and i yield back my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole thank you very much, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i yield two minutes to my very good friend, distinguished member from tennessee and the Ranking Member security eland committee of the Appropriations Committee, mr. Fleischmann. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from tennessee is two minutes. R mr. Fleischmann i thank the Ranking Member. Mr. Speaker, i rise today in bill. Opposition to this this Great Chamber has passed bipartisan, our bicameral bills that the house, he senate, republicans, democrats, and the white house could agree on. That. Ill is not its 3 trillion more of spending. Ed when given the opportunity, the peoples house does need to up and does need to lead, ut we need to lead on economic common ground, not on bipartisan grounds that will never pass this chamber. I spoke with a young man yesterday who showed me a 6yearold is daughter. I spoke with a friend yesterday marys school in oak ridge where theyre having a graduation. Not a giving, its a taking. We are burdening the american with over 30 trillion worth of national debt. Our debter, where does go . It goes on the backs of future worse, who buys our debt, china, other countries. Wrong heading in the direction. I plead with the majority to bill. This come together as we have done in the past. I urge a no vote on this. Urge us to stand up and do the work for the hardworking are justly scared, justly concerned. We owe that to them. Represent them and that is our job and that is our calling. With that, mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the yields. N the gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Speaker, i am so honored to yield two minutes to outstanding chairman of the ommittee on energy and commerce, another member of our pallone. Ss, mr. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for two minutes. R. Pallone thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today in strong support of the heroes act. Is the health y and safety of the American People, and the heroes act lays need to ation we will safely reopen the economy. And contrary to my republican this legislation is directly related to the pandemic. Builds out ion National Testing and Contract Tracing by finally requiring the Trump Administration to develop comprehensive plans with clear benchmarks and timelines. We also mandate a National Czar and supply chain to guarantee supplies, testing equipment, and drugs and ultimately vaccines are americans. O all the bill also provides states with additional increases for programs, to ensure that americans dont lose their Health Insurance. Covid19 all treatments and vaccines are free sharing for patients, as we did with previous legislation for testing. Act, mr. Chairman, protects vulnerable patients in Nursing Homes by providing to establish ates and deploy strike teams, manage outbreaks, and assist with care, infection control, and staffing. And this legislation also helps connected. Ay it ensures they do not lose critical utility services. Prevents home energy and water shutoffs and establishes a water gram to provide bill assistance for lowincome households. And ovide telephone Broadband Service providers to rovide bill assistance for lowincome families and those who lost their jobs. It provides funding to schools purchase hot to spots, connected devices, and other equipment. Finally, mr. Irm cha mr. Chairman, we provide the federal states mmission and help with eneral to price gouging. He heroes act is the bold next process in providing critical assistance during this crisis end ts designed to try to this pandemic, ultimately. It deserves strong bipartisan support, and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentlewoman from new york reserves. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. R. Cole thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield two minutes to my very good friend, distinguished esteemed from florida, member of the Appropriations Committee and today of all days a career Law Enforcement officer as well, we honor him for his service and his colleagues for all of us. Ce to the speaker pro tempore the gentleman from florida is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Speaker, i rise in opposition to this political and insincere attempt to Coronavirus Relief. Over the past few months, congress came together in a bipartisan way and passed four major packages to combat coronavirus. Now for whatever reason, the speaker has decided she is done working with republicans. Despite what you may hear from our friends on the other side of the aisle, they know this is not a serious bill. They also know that it was drafted in secret without input from the minority and many of them are just as disappointed that there was no attempt at bipartisanship. Mr. Speaker, almost 40 million americans are out of work and here we are in washington considering a bill that will never ever become law. How do you think those unemployed americans feel right now . I would say they are not interested in watching the speaker who is still receiving a full salary by the way, play these political games. I do support elements of this bill. Let me be clear. I do support additional Coronavirus Relief for hardworking americans. I also support sending additional relief to states and cities to help them respond to the coronavirus costs. Owever, i will not ask taxpayers to wipe out years of debt. Many of these localities incurred long, long before the coronavirus pandemic. Lets get back to working together and write a bill and take out federalizing the elections process and take out the Early Release of criminals and take out incentives for illegal immigration and take out the new Government Programs that keep communities from reopening and keep people from getting back to work. We can do this the right way, but this isnt it. Our constituents the speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman from oklahoma reserves. Members are reminded to direct their comments to the chair. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey im pleased to yield two minutes to the distinguished the gentleman from virginia, the chairman of the committee on education and labor, mr. Scott. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from virginia is recognized tr two minutes. Mr. Scott i rise in support of heroes act. The bill confronts the pandemic that we are facing by first directing significant funding to the state and local governments. Without this funding, they will have to make devastating cuts especially in education, Public Safety and basic services and it funds education to address the unique challenges created by the pandemic. In k12, funding would be available for special programs and initiatives to reduce the achievement gaps and supports students and maintain their institutions. It provides relief for Student Loans. Continuing the present relief as well as interest accrual and extending that relief to all Student Loans both federal and private. That relief goes to virtually all Student Loans. And we target additional relief to students most in need of relief. Mr. Speaker, this bill supports families by continuing the enhanced and steppeded Unemployment Benefits and snap benefits and delivering another round of stimulus checks and protects Health Care Insurance so that under this bill when you lose your job, you do not have to lose your Health Insurance. It helps contain the pandemic and Contact Tracings for those who do test positive can be identified and isolate themselves. Finally, the bill makes our workplaces safer by requiring osha to have standards for tech workers from covid19 and front line workers that authorizes premium pay for their heroic work. This bill is a necessary response and enables families and workers to survive the pandemic and if states dont get this money, the public will be infliggetted with drastic cuts. Mr. Speaker, i urge my colleagues to support the legislation and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from new york reserves. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole i yield four minutes to my very good friend, distinguished past chairman of the ways and Means Committee and current Ranking Member, mr. Brady, from the great state of texas. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for four minutes. Mr. Brady thank you, mr. Cole for your remarkable leadership. What are we doing here . Our nation is fighting a vicious battle for lives and jobs and democrats bring a partisan, political and dead bill to the house never asking republicans to work together. Its shameful. As one republican democrat said this isnt a time for partisanship but to find common grouped. Democrats say good big. They didnt go smart to stimulate the economy. At least 36 million jobless americans but it delivers big for democratic. Mailin ballots, marijuana banking, bailing out pensions and releasing criminals have to do with americas struggling economy . Absolutely nothing. The word can business occurs more than the word jobs. And as we continue to battle this virus, republicans believe congress should go smart. Our top economic priorities to make sure millions of americans who lost their jobs temporarily dont lose them permanently because it involves more Domestic Violence and crimes on the streets. We need to reopen our economy safely and help our local businesses rebuild their work forces so they are safe and healthy. Democrats encourage millions of americans to stay unemployed. If you get paid more than your salary and not to work and have good health care, why would you go back . Dont be surprised that local businesses and jobs dont exist anymore. This bill robs precious cash from local businesses struggling to survive and imposes costly mandates and provides wind fall to millionaires and tax dollars to illegals and prevents the jobless for knowing their Health Options and uses your tax dollars to fund abortions. How will this get workers back into jobs . It gets sadder. They choose wealthy trial lawyers over our frontline workers and lawsuits on hospitals, doctors and local businesses doing everything they can to reopen safely. These heroes are already struggling with huge losses. Fighting trial lawyers in court will make it worse. You need to spend hundreds and millions of more for state and local governments who are battling so hard. Did you know that congress has already funded over 760 billion to state and local communities . Thats more than we have helped Small Businesses. Did you know the state and local governments are struggling to spend all that money by the end of the year as one mayor told us, i dont need more money but the flexibility to spend it where it is needed. Most small communities havent seen a dollar because many state governments are refusing to pass it on to smaller counties and cities as congress intended. Bottom line, the bottom line this bill is crammed for special handouts and guarantees more jobs will disappear while silly political games are played. This is an unprecedented crisis and so Many Americans have been heroic. They deserve a congress that works together to help regain their jobs, their savings and their future. This bill is big. Regrettably a big fail for our economy. Thank you, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, i am very pleased to yield do minutes to the distinguished the gentleman from california, the chairman of the committee on veterans affairs, mr. Takano. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california recognized for two minutes. Mr. Takano public Health Emergency our country is facing requires immediate and bold action and i rise in support of h. R. 6800, the heroes act. It will provide families, workers and veterans in our communities with the support they urgently need during this pandemic. As chairman of the House Committee on veteran affairs. This bill includes essential provisions to meet veterans needs. It authorizes v. A. Health care for all veterans who have lost their Health Insurance due to the pandemic including legislation introduced by representative pappas to streamline the payment of emergency claims to community providers. As a result of covid19, they are facing job losses while Vital Services are strained and leaving veterans without support. This bill includes provisions sponsored by representative levin enabling v. A. To provide greater support for Homeless Veterans and tear children and includes from representative allred inacrossing aid for veteran and caregivers. Those who need assistance with daily activities must not be forgotten. The heroes act responds to the dire economic and health Care Challenge our nation is faceing sm it provides 1 trillion in funding to support states and local governments and their response to this pandemic so they can continue their essential services. And it addresses the urgent needs of families and workers by putting direct Financial Assistance in the pockets of every american creating 200 billion heroes fund to give hazard pay to essential workers and providing assistance to renters and home ownerships. We are facing an extraordinary crisis and Congress Needs to respond to it. The health and leafly hoods of the American People depend on it. I urge my colleagues to vote yes. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from new york reserves and the gentleman from oklahoma. Mr. Cole i yield to my friend, the gentleman from oregon, mr. Walden. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Walden i thank my friend from oklahoma. I rise today in opposition to this bill. It oice deeply troubling to me during the worst pandemic in modern history and deep economic crisis, democrats in the house continue to take a partisan path. As republicans in the Trump Administration moved quickly it was democrats who delayed the initial passage of the cares act and caused a pointless weeklong shuttering of the paycheck protection program. How many jobs were lost because of that delay . Here we go again. According to politico and i quote, democrats acknowledge that their proposal whose summary alone is 90 pages is more of a talking point than legislation they expect to become law, closed quote. Just from the energy and Commerce Committee perspective, you have policy for federal government takeovers of entire sectors. There is a deal for medicaid compliance for the state of new york and no one else. It throws more good mup after bad after the failing obamacare and years of agreement to hyde protections on federal health care spending. Why would they craft what ta ts to 1,800 manifesto is dead in the senate. Please drop the partisan petty politics. Lets move forward in a united way for the country. Thats what the people across america are doing and thats what they expect us to do here in congress. With that, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, i am delighted to yield two minutes to the distinguished the gentlewoman from new york, the chairman of the committee on Small Business, ms. Velazquez. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Ms. Velazquez i rise in strong support of the heroes act and i want to take this opportunity to thank the chairwoman from the Appropriations Committee for yielding. This bill contains important provisions to help stop for Small Businesses, it authorizes additional 10 billion in disaster grants and improves the p. P. P. Initiative allowing initiatives to extend the loan coverage until the end of the calendar year and we are eliminating the 7525 rule to make it easier for Small Businesses to apply for p. P. P. 30s and sets asides 25 or llion with fewer than 10 employees. This legislation assists struggling families. In this bill we increase funding for snap by 15 to address the record increase in hunger we are seeing in this country. The bill extends Unemployment Benefits including 600 per week in pandemic insurance. For new yorkers and hardworking people in this country struggling with rents and mortgages, 100 billion in rental assistance. Many essential workers will receive half of their pay under this bill and personal protective equipment like nurses, door persons and those cleaning buildings so that the rest of us stay safe. Those are the real heroes of this crisis. And the heroes act compensates them more appropriately. Inally, this bill puts forth a Strategic Plan to test, trace, the virus until we have widespread testing, will er confidence remain the speaker pro tempore the gentlewomans time has expired. Reserves. Woman from the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole thank you very much, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i yield two minutes to my very good friend, distinguished gentleman from ranking republican member on the House Administration committee, mr. Davis. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from illinois is minutes. D for two mr. Davis thank you, mr. Speaker. And thank you, Ranking Member cole. Democrats are once again taking advantage of a National Emergency to push their own political agenda. Shouldnt be surprised since weve seen them push their wish list at every turn. Saw their attempts to federalize elections in h. R. 1. We saw it during the last relief package negotiation. And were seeing it again now. The heroes act to nationalize election policy, not o help americans vote, but to serve their own interests on election day. His entire package would cost taxpayers 3 trillion, and at will be going on toward their federal elections takeover. Already given 1. 25 billion to states since 2018, alone to help states prepare foyer their prepare their elections amid this pandemic. Are proposingrats is outrageous. And theyre also requiring all to adopt ballot harvesting. Ballot harvesting in the way trying to rats are use it is when any individual can pick up any voters ballot any reason and deliver it to the polling place. Unchecked. They dont have to provide their name. They dont have to show their i. D. Dont have to be a resident of the state. They dont have to be an american citizen. We force states to allow people who arent even eligible to vote to then handle ballots . Ers this practice is so wrought with fraud that i released a report week before consideration highlight how bar bought ballot harvesting misused. We found that this practice is one of the greatest threats to integrity. In addition to this bill jeopardizing ballot integrity ould also jeopardize peoples health. How will ballot harvesting follow social distancing practices . Allowing tion, political operatives to pick up ballots is not necessary when have prepaid ay postage. Why does a ballot broker need to pick up a door to ballot when you can mail it in for free . The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. Oklahoma. Man from mr. Cole i yield 30 seconds. Davis one can only assume, mr. Speaker, this is for political gain. One of the egregious provisions. The bottom line is election day is less than six months away. Dont have enough time to implement these egregious election rules. And last week, i received a from over 800 professors telling me to vote for this bill. Little research. Them are donors to democrats. This is why this bill is motivated. Its a takeover of the elections at the national process. We need to vote no on this, and yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, im ery pleased to yield two minutes to the dynamic gentlewoman from california, the the committee on financial services, ms. Waters. The peaker pro tempore gentlewoman is recognized for two minutes. Waurs wraurs waters thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, i rise in support of the heroes act. Legislation includes a number of important proposals from the members of the Services Committee and builds upon my proposal for more to families by providing a second round of for up to yments 6,000 per household. Im pleased that this bill legislation championed by myself and representatives to create a 100 illion Emergency Rental Assistance Fund and a 75 illion homeowner assistance fund. The bill also provides 11. 5 homeless assistance grants and 1 billion for new to support uchers persons experiencing homelessness. He heroes act also suspends negative credit reporting for thatonsumers and to ensure consumers, Small Businesses, and nonprofits can weather the pandemic. Suspends Debt Collection and requires forbearance and loan consumer and for commercial loans. The heroes act strengthens the production act to supercharge the production of and personnel s protective equipment personal to help e equipment save american lives. Importantly, the legislation provides new funding and expands technical assistance, and nment deposits partnerships to support our Nations Community Development Financial institutions, known as cdfis, and minority depository m. D. I. s, who serve our lowincome communities, particularly hit hard by the pandemic. Mr. Speaker, were obligated to protect our nation. Represents the Response America needs to meet urge all s, so i members to support this critical legislation. Both sides ofs on the aisle talking about how much they love america, how much they constituents. Put up or shut up. Now is the time to do it. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields. The gentlewoman from new york reserves. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole thank you very much, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i yield one minute friend, past d chairman and current Ranking Member of the education and labor committee, distinguished North Carolina, ms. Foxx. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from North Carolina is recognized for one minute. Ms. Foxx thank you, mr. Speaker. I thank my colleague from oklahoma for yielding. Today in r, i rise strong opposition to h. R. 6800, wish r pelosis socialist list act. At a time when americans are stepping up for one another, disheartening to watch House Democrats and Speaker Pelosi fail to deliver or our nations families, workers, and businesses. As frustrating as it may be, surprising. Democrats routinely disregard their own partys calls for collaboration and accountability by meeting in secret, behind closed doors, consensus to tee craft partisan monstrosities ike the one were set to vote on. To satisfy the most extreme socialist left, democrats are a radical 3 trillion scheme that includes taxpayer for unionrun pensions, money to Illegal Immigrants, hich will do nothing to help this nation combat covid19. This is not a relief package. Pelosis partisan socialist shopping list. We should defeat it. I yield back. The peaker pro tempore gentlewomans time has expired. The gentlewoman yields. The gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, im very pleased to yield one minute to the dynamic, hardworking, gentlewoman from connecticut, the distinguished chair of the subcommittee on human services, and education, ms. Delauro. The speaker pro tempore the is lewoman from connecticut recognized for one minute. Ms. Delauro the heroes act is rescue al 3 trillion for our frontline workers, cities and states, our small it creates the kind of modernday safety net i ave been fighting for with so many brave allies in and outside the u. S. Congress. Days, paid family and medical leave is now available those workers, including workers in warehouses, health care, grocery stores, pharmacies retail. The Child Tax Credit is now families. For all raised to 3,000 per child over 6 years old. And the higher benefit for younger children. Child poverty nearly in half. We raised the maximum food stamp 15 . It by bigger than in 2009. President trumps 135 billion gift to Real Estate Developers and hedge fund managers. I urge my colleagues, let us act us boldly et and let us act swiftly for this nation. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields. New york woman from reserves. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i yield one minute my very good friend, the distinguished republican Ranking Member of the judiciary mr. Jordan of ohio. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from ohio is recognized for one minute. Thank the i gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, in one week, the democrats have shown us exactly do. They want to in one weeks time, may 8, one week ago, seven democrats on the Coronavirus Select Committee a letter to universal products in alloy pennsylvania and said, give back your p. P. P. Money. You have not returned these funds. Days later, may 11, four our colleagues, two democrats, two republicans sent a letter to those seven democrats and said, hey, hey, wait a minute. Universal stainless followed the rules. To their money. If they have to give it back, hey will have to lay off steelworkers. What . Day, this bill does this bill does what . T gives tax dollars to Illegal Immigrants. In one weeks time, take money way from steelworkers, give it to Illegal Immigrants. We or no other reason, should vote against this bill. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, im my friend,o yield to the distinguished chair of the does so much hat good work here, ms. Kaptur. The speaker pro tempore the entlewoman from ohio is recognized for one minute. Chair tur id like to lowey for that gracious setaside and wish to say that expect ican People Congress to have their backs. Our economy needs help, with istoric levels of unemployment bearing down, and the heroes act will provide a bridge of support lives and livelihoods of our families, workers, ospitals, Small Businesses on the frontlines. Imagine those folks. Those still d all working, facing an unknown pillar. A huge win within this heroes direct ignificant and assistance to communities of all sizes that are hemorrhaging the cost of fire, police, and emergency squads. This legislation will finally multiemployer Pension Plans whole as well. Recession deep requires bold action by our congress. American lives truly are on the line here at home. I urge all of my colleagues to lifesaving his bill, and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields. The gentlewoman from new york reserves. Oklahoma is from recognized. Mr. Cole thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield one minute to my very friend, mr. Grothman from wisconsin, distinguished member Committee Oversight and education and labor committee. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from wisconsin is recognized for one minute. Much. Othman thank you first point id like to make is some people feel this bill is a political instrument that will law. Become i see the current leader in the olls for next years president ial election signing this bill next february. O we have to pay careful attention whats in it. I take three things out of this bill. Irst of all, another 3 trillion further in debt. Together with 3 trillion weve and the 1 ed well n deficit we have, go 22,000 in debt for every an, am would, child in the country. Woman, child in the country. The second thing is we extend by standards another six months in which people will be paid the equivalent of 50,000 a to work and were moving the work requirements for snap. In other words, its an of the idea that we want to discourage work and destroy our economy. Finally, its the effort to comeore and more people to here illegally. Were removing the requirements you have to have a Social Security number for the earned tax credit. The e are saying not only the old 0 a person but ,200 1,200 a person will go to people that dont have a Social Security number. Cant think of no other way to quicker ruin the country. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, i am leased i am pleased to yield to the gentlewoman from the subcommittee on interior and the environment, ms. Mccollum. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Mccollum native American Communities are facing extraordinary challenges in this pan democrat ex. Like other minority communities they are disproportionately affected by covid19. This pandemic has magnified the Health Disparities and historic lack after resources within indian country. Prioritiesntain miss for native americans to meet their critical needsism acknowledge my coworker, mr. Cole, on the floor on me with on the floor with me on this endeavor. It prvidse clean walter and safe housing, 2. 1 billion for Indian Health service to purchase additional p. P. E. And provide tribes more telehealth. The bill includes dollars for transportation, supports education for children and 20 billion in direct relief to tribal governments. The federal government must uphold its trust and treaty obligations to tribal nations. This bill is critical to ensure the health and safety of our native american brothers and sisters. Mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from new york reserves. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole i yield one minute to my good friend the great state of texas the distinguished former navy seal, mr. Crenshaw. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Crenshaw thank you, mr. Speaker. Todays theatrics are shocking. 35 million jobs lost, businesses and livelihoods ruined. While american grocers, nurses and workers kept america going, democrats kept congress in hiding for the past three weeks. Hiding is fear. It is not leadership. When we finally reconvene we get this. Politico sums it up bhest. Neither this bill nor anything resembling it will ever become law. Its a democrat wish list filled with the partys favorite policies. Is this a joke . Because it certainly isnt based on reality. Reality would be working here for the last three weeks, examining each problem our nation faces, and working together to find the best solution. That shouldnt be all that difficult since i would presume we still have the same goals. Mitigate the virus and save our economy and society. Right . That is still our goal, isnt it if it is, then stop playing games. 3 trillion of virtue signaling to your base is no way to govern in the midst of a crisis and you know it. Thank you, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, im delighted to yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from new york, the chair of the House Democratic caucus, mr. Jeffries. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Jeffries i thank the distinguished chair for her leadship. Leadership. More than 80,000 americans dead. 35 million unemployed. The economy in recession. There is pain, there is suffering, there is death throughout the land. Congress must act. To provide relief to the American People. We must support our state and local governments. We must strengthen Unemployment Insurance. We must provide an additional round of direct stimulus payment to everyday americans. We must provide hazard pay to our heroes and our essential workers. We must increase access to testing, tracing, and treatment. There is pain there is suffering, there is death. Throughout the land. Congress must act with the fierce urgency of now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. Not next month. Now. Vote yes on the ree heroes act. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from new york reserves. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole i yield one minute to my very good friend, the distinguished member from south carolina, mr. Wilson, a member of the armed Services Committee and Foreign Affairs committee. The speaker pro tempore the jeblingt niced for one minute. Mr. Wilson mr. Speaker, i oppose this absurdity on behalf of americas students and grandchildren. Adson, houston, emily, ruth, jackson, katherine who will be burdened by debt. On monday i saw the best of america in my birth place of charleston. As boeing c. E. O. Presented planes full of p. P. E. s to muse president david cole showing our appreciation for health professionals. Thank you to the the doctors for my n 5 mask. This was private business not government, protecting American Families. All levels of government were present. Municipal, with the mayor of North Charleston and the mayor of charleston sounty with Charleston County council. And federal in senator tim scott and congressman Joe Cunningham and ralph norman. Republicans and democrats working together. 11 weeks ago today i was at the same airport with President Donald Trump and 30,000 supporters thanking him for record job creation. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Mrs. Lowey im pleased to yield, mr. Speaker, one minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from massachusetts, the leader of our caucus and a member of the committee on appropriations, ms. Clark. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Clark thank you, mr. Speaker. We cant wish away this pandemic. We cant accept the false choice that we either reopen or lose to the virus. No. We must protest the protect the American People and the institutions and values that we define our nation with. The heroes act provides us a path forward. We will save lives with testing, trace, and treatment. Well protect our communities by supporting our teachers, police and frontline workers. We will bring relief to families by providing them financial aid, food, rent relief and health care. And we will protect the sanctity of our democracy by honoring every americans vote. We vote today knowing we have more hard days ahead. And more work to do to ensure we dont just return to normal. But that we emerge stronger. More just. And more prepared for the challenges ahead. Today, we vote for our heroes. For our future. And for the people. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields. The gentlewoman from new york reserves. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole mr. Speaker, i yield one minute to any good friend the distinguished gentleman from kentucky, member of the agricultural agriculture, labor and oversight committee, mr. Comer. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Combe k mr. Speaker, hypocrisy and re mr. Comer mr. Speaker, hypocrisy sy and is alive and well. The speaker is bringing up a reckless bill to spend 3 trillion. Much of this bill has nothing do with covid19. Instead this bill is radical democrat wish list. Permanent mailin vote, stimulus checks for Illegal Immigrants, more incentives for americans not to work. Across america, citizens are coming together to help their friends and neighbors and for all its faults, congress did come together in a bipartisan way to pass numerous measures to fight this pandemic. But Speaker Pelosi has broke than spirit of cooperation in choosing to pay partisan politics and go at this one alone shes set a terrible example for a nation in crisis. Instead of p pausing the spending to evaluate our needs an engage with President Trump and the senate, we are here today simply to appease their fringe element of the democrat party. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey im deliked to yield one minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from illinois, a member of the committee on appropriations, ms. Bustos. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Mrs. Bustos thank you, mr. Speaker. A boy scout named noah from peoria, illinois, wrote to me, heard me talking about layoffs in the wake of covid19. Noah understands we failed towns like his. He wrote, quote, many people are going to lose their jobs. Some of those will be firefighters and police officers. That will not help my city. The city will not be safe. Noah, i hear you. Today the United States house of representatives hears you. With 915 billion for state and local assistance, we will help towns and cities like noahs. We will also expand assistance to Small Businesses and farmers nd keep families afloat. This isnt the final bat until the war against this virus but it will increase security, food, health and workplace security, and i will vote yes. I yield back, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields. The gentlewoman from new york reserves. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole thank you very much, mr. Speaker. I yield one minute to my very good friend, a member of the Homeland Security and Small Business committee, and a distinguished representative from pennsylvania, mr. Joyce. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Joyce mr. Speaker, in every neighborhood across our country, americans are struggling with the health and economic ramifications of the coronavirus. As schools are closed and Small Businesses stay shuttered, American Families are just trying to make it one day at a ime. Here in congress, democrats are just trying to fund planned parenthood. American families are focused on putting food on tables. Here in congress, democrats are focused on keeping americans out of work instead of saving families familysustaining jobs. American families are working ogether to weather this storm. It is time to hold the communist chinese accountable. Democrats are wasting time we could be using to deliver Real Solutions for the American People. This bill is not the answer. I urge all of my colleagues to vote no. Thank you and i yield the remainder of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentlewoman from oklahoma the gentleman from oklahoma reserve, the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey im pleased to yield one minute to the gentleman from ohio, chairman of the subcommittee on the legislative branch, mr. Ryan. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Ryan this is absolutely unbelievable. Just a few years ago, the stock market at 25,000, corporate profits are the highest theyve been in decades, the rich keep getting richer and our friends on the other side say, what do we do now . Lets do a tax cut. Where 83 of it gos to the top 1 of the wealthiest people. Global pandemic. 36 million unemployed. 40 of families who have a worker that makes 40,000 a year or less lose their job last month. Four Million People didnt pay their rent. And the Republican Party said we dont can have any money to help you. Are you kidding me . Where do you guys live . Food lines around the block at our food banks, in the United States of america. One in five kids are going hungry. This isnt a wish list. If its a wish list its for the working class people. How about the teamsters that are going to get a pension when this bill passes passes. If we dont act their pension gets cut in half. This is ridiculous. Youre turn yurg back on the American People. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole thank you, mr. Speaker. I remind my friend we work with with our worked with our friends to pass four bills, 3 trillion in the last 10 weeks. Wed work with you again if youd sit down and bargain with us. Sadly you decided not to do that. With that, i yield two minutes to my very good friend, great member of the ways and Means Committee, and great neighbor, great state of texas, mr. Arrington. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Arrington mr. Speaker, democrat leadership has established in this piece of legislation a new pandemic protocol for the United States congress, the practice of reality distancing. Reality distancing is the unhealthy distance between politicians and their policies and the people they were elected to serve. While tens of millions of working families have lost their livelihoods, millions more are struggling to survive, members of congress who, by the way, wont miss a single paycheck, are wasting precious time on a partisan bill thats going nowhere. Furthermore, Speaker Pelosi and many of her colleagues are so anxious to appease the left and so zellous to advance their ideology they didnt even attempt to disguise this parade of oracles that are completely out of touch with the American People. Some will suggest that this legislation is so extreme, so absurd we cant take it seriously. I would submit that we cant take it seriously enough. When someone tells you who they are, believe them. This isnt just the democrats plan for americas recory, is their vision for america. I oppose it and i pray to god none of these policies see the light of day. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman is recognized. Mrs. Lowey im delighted to yield one minute to the distinguished gentlewoman from from florida, the chairwoman of the subcommittee subcommittee for military construction and veteran affairs, ms. Wasserman schultz. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Wasserman schultz thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise to support our best hope to prevent longterm economic damage and preserve a strong recovery. The Great Depression taught us long a long ago, do too little now and millions of temporary job losses will vanish for years. With nearly 90,000 dead and millions out of work, any halfhearted Coronavirus Response is a retreat. The heroes act is a bold response. It lays a path to reopen america through vital testing and treatment. It provides hazard pay and puts more money in workers and familys pockets. Im proud it prevents veterans rom being saddled with copays for covid19 treatment. These heroes need help just like the ones we count on now, First Responders, health care, and postal workers, teachers, sanitation, transit and food service workers. We need bold action now to keep america standing. If we dont act it will cost a whole lot more to pick this nation up off the ground later. By the way, i find it rich that the previous gentleman had the nerve and audacity to quote maya angelou. Shes rolling over in her grave and certainly would support this bill. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields back. The gentleman from york the gentlewoman from new york reserve, the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole i yield one minute to my good friend from the great state of mississippi, mr. Guest, member of the ethics, Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security committees. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Guest it will provide a bailout for pensions, it would release criminals from jail, it protection and payments to illegal aliens and would discourage individuals returning to work as we seek to reopen the economy. Urthermore, the 3 trillion price tag should be creately concerning to every american. T is disappointing that the democrats developed this legislation behind closed doors nd without consulting their republican counterparts. The speaker has presented a partisan bill that does more to our nation than to address the Current National crisis. Kvb outbreak the coronavirus outbreak is a time party. Country before congress has worked in a bipartisan way to respond to the americans. And i hope that future negotiations will return to that cooperation. I intend to vote against this legislation, and i encourage my colleagues to do the same. Thank you and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, i am very pleased to yield 30 seconds to the distinguished gentlewoman from california, a Senior Member f the committee on appropriations, ms. Lee. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from california is recognized for 30 seconds. Thank you very much. Mr. Speaker, first, let me thank ma chair, chair of the black for s, chairwoman bass, working together with myself to address the unequal impact of on people on the color and oor and make sure people and organizations play the lead road to recovery including contact communities. R were facing the worst health nd economic crisis in our lifetime. Elevating deaths are in color. Ties of frontline workers being paid poverty wages, struggling inorityowned the speaker pro tempore the gentlewomans time has expired. Ms. Lee may i have 30 seconds . The speaker pro tempore the recognized. S ms. Lee millions unemployed and millions pushed into poverty. Fight who bear the brunt of this pandemic, not big corporations whose wealth weather this o crisis. This pandemic has shown systemic inequality throughout country. It includes 75 billion for testing, Contact Tracing and highest ed in the impacted areas. I am disappointed that we did not include the paycheck act and health care act. However, the paycheck guarantee provide stability of a paycheck through this pandemic. Embrace colleagues to this in the future as we move forward. Yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole thank you very much, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i yield one minute friend from arkansas, distinguished member of the financial Services Committee, mr. Hill. The peaker pro tempore gentleman from arkansas is recognized for one minute. Mr. Hill i thank the speaker friend, mr. Cole. I rise in opposition to this legislation. Over the last three months we put together a series of that are bills extraordinary. And they amount to 2. 9 trillion spending. F the amount of 2. 9 trillion, 60 , mr. Speaker, of what the federal government spends in an year. Nonetheless, this were about an effort was essential to beat the back and get our economy to full capacity. Today we vote on another 3 trillion in spending when we even gotten all of the first phase of money out, mr. To our to our schools, hospitals, to our cities, to our states. We dont have completed we not completed getting the money out to restart our economy. House majority has blocked the house from working ipartisanly and have cooked up this 1,800page bill in the speakers hidtaway. Proposal hideaway. This proposal discourages work nd delays our economic recovery. We need to assess our actions nd bring bipartisan efforts to the floor to address. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, im delighted to yield one minute to the distinguished chairman from of the chair subcommittee on agriculture, mr. Bishop. The speaker pro tempore the entleman from georgia is recognized for one minute. Mr. Bishop i thank the gentlelady for yielding. Ag appropriations, the ill provides 10 billion for snap, 150 million for food banks, 3 billion for school programs, 1. 1 billion for for rural billion rental assistance. In addition, it provides 1 states, counties, ities, territories, and tribal governments. Hazard pay for essential workers. Ree widespread testing, tracing, and treatment for every american. Ore direct payments to families. It requires safety in the workplace. Small for really businesses and nonprofits of all kinds. Challenges of ovid19 for every single american. I urge my colleagues to vote for it. Its a good bill. Bill for america. And with that i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. New york woman from reserves. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole thank you very much, mr. Speaker. Yield one minute to my very good friend, the gentleman from ennsylvania, mr. Meuser, a member of the budget, ed, labor, and veterans committees. The peaker pro tempore gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Meuser i thank the gentleman from oklahoma. Months, ast two americans have showed resilience, grit, patience. Shows we can begin a safe, soft reopening of our economy. Resident trumps inclusionary database leadership in this fight is helping protect both lives and livelihoods. Responded s also effectively in mitigating the effects of the Public Health and economic emergency. Extremely disappointed, house , that this Democrat Bill was drafted with not only republican input but no input from the American People. Is the investment for transportation and infrastructure . Where is the funding to get our or to n back to School Support Small Businesses to open their businesses safely . Announcedsident trump operation warp speed, to develop a vaccine for this virus. Houses investment towards finding a cure . Instead, this partisan wish list Illegal Immigrants to receive stimulus checks, removes local controls of elections, and cannabis is mentioned 68 times. What in the world cannabis has crisis, i dont know. This is another bill going nowhere. He American People deserve better. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Speaker, i yield 30 seconds to the distinguished a tlewoman from new jersey, member of the committee on ppropriations, mrs. Watson coleman. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from new jersey is recognized for 30 seconds. The Watson Coleman i thank gentlewoman for yielding. Im grateful to see us take up the heroes act today. To essential pay, this is a step forward to make sure every american makes it through this crisis. I want to draw attention to something equally pressing. Thisth sides of the aisle, pandemic has allowed us to agree hat there is a floor below we dont want any family to fall. The truth is before covid19, countless americans were just a national r local or disaster away from not paying rent, not buying groceries or worse. Covid19 is just one more crisis derailing their lives, those of brown and black communities. The speaker pro tempore the expired. Ans time has the gentlewoman from new york reserves. He gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole thank you very much, mr. Speaker. I yield one minute to my very good friend, distinguished from michigan, a member of the financial Services Committee, mr. Huizenga. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Huizenga thank you, mr. Speaker. Rise in opposition to this 3 trillion liberal partisan wish list. With our nation facing an unprecedented challenge, this erodes the American Peoples faith in government workthe speaker refuses to on a bipartisan manner to move our nation forward. Giving money to planned creating marijuana diversity studies, permanently nations election laws have nothing to do with the challenges we are currently not helpd certainly do west michigan job creators or their employees. Bill provisions in this disincentivizes Small Businesses from reopening or helping people work in a safe and responsible manner. What the manufacturing kentwood, pizza shop in muskegon or the growers in west michigan to for congress to take a reasonable and responsible approach. That is not whats happening today. This mother of all christmas heroes act. Snt the in fact, it should be called the cynical partisan act of 2020, nd has absolutely no chance of becoming law. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to reject this bill and turn our focus to our constituents safely reopen our economy and defeating this virus. Back. D the speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, im yield to the gentleman from rhode island, mr. Cicilline. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Cicilline there has been a morning scussion this that the heroes act is a political agenda. Its an agenda for the people of country. Providing Economic Relief to families who are suffering with direct Cash Payments. Protect resources to our heroes on the frontlines who are risking their lives to protect us. Desperately needed money to cities and states to protect against tax increases at and local level to make up for revenue losses. Extending testing and treatment pandemic. This supporting hospitals at the center of this crisis. Rental and mortgage assistance these se struggling with payments. So the question is this is the agenda for the people. Why is it estion is, not your agenda . This is about responding in a the hurt ive way to and devastation this pandemic is causing. You ought to join us in this effort. American people need action now, and they need your support on this legislation. Heroes act. The and with that i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentlewoman from new york reserves. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole thank you very much, mr. Speaker. I just remind my friend, we did four bills. Might have been nice to asked to join in a fifth. Id that, mr. Speaker, yield one minute to my good friend, distinguished gentleman member of the and financial Services Committee, off. Us the speaker pro tempore disturb mr. Kustoff. The speaker pro tempore the recognized. S mr. Kustoff the democrats put a 1,800page bill drafted with zero input from house republicans. Get serious me to about helping the American People. We should be returning to to vote n to get back what we were elected to do, not bill that essaging has absolutely no chance of becoming law. Our country deserves better. Bill was not a sincere effort to address the pandemic. Ts why i will be voting against Speaker Pelosis wish list bill. And with that i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. He gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, im yield 30 seconds to florida, woman from member of the committee on appropriations, ms. Frankel. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from florida is recognized for 30 seconds. Ms. Frankel thank you. Mr. Speaker, the covid pandemic as brought so much grief and desperation to so many people. And weve seen millions of rightfully stayed home to stay safe. Ur health care personnel, our police, our firefighters, our teachers and other vital in full theyve been force. Many risking their own lives to save ours. We make sure that these heroes on the frontline get the they need and deserve to do their jobs. Heroes assage of the act. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields. He gentlewoman from new york reserves. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole thank you very much, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i yield one minute to my very good friend, gentleman from a mr. Whednesday trip, mr. Wednesd for one minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Nstrup in the same vain, americans need representatives ere in this body back to work too. We should be working on legislative solutions that mark of the e one, phase one recovery and reopening of the United States. Much of this partisan bill has to do with covid19 or the Current Crisis facing so americans. This bill, sadly, paints a vision for this nation that does match our great history. The situation that we find requires our best. From all of us. Test. Ill fails that lets make this our finest hour. Show what we can do, not what we do. T i oppose this bill, and with that i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. He gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, im minute toto yield one the distinguished gentleman from texas, a member of the committee appropriations, mr. Cuellar. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. R. Cuellar thank you, mr. Speaker. And thank you, madam chair. Years ago, aid many thunder is impressive but its lightning that does the real work. About doing talk things or we can get the work done. I think today we should choose the action done. This is the first step that we eed to take in order to help the folks that live in our districts, the Small Businesses, he cities and the counties and the frontliners. We know whats going to happen. Going to negotiate with the were going to pass pass this bill and this bill will become law. We can talk about doing things or take the first step. I choose to take the first step and get this vote moving. So mr. Speaker, i say thank you so much and i ask all members to support this legislation, the heroes act. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentlewoman from new york reserves. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole i yield one minute to my very good friend from the great state of tennessee, mr. Rose of course the financial Services Committee. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Rose thank you, mr. Cole. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Today i will be voting no on an 1,800 page, 3 trillion socialist wish list. This wish list is the product of partisan scrambling meant to take advantage of the present crisis brought on by the covid19 pandemic. I am and the people in my district wont stand for it. Im from tennessee where we balance our budget we dont write checks we cant cash and where common sense is still king. Today i will be using that common sense to represent the people the sixth district of tennessee and vote no. Thank you, mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, im pleased to yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from michigan, a member of the committee on appropriations, mrs. Lawrence. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized for 30 seconds. Mrs. Lawrence mr. Speaker, i rise in support of the heroes act. This bold relief package recognize it is a commitment to our Postal Service, providing critical emergency funding for the fiscal solvency of the Postal Service to ensure we fulfill our democratic duties to be counted in the 2020 census, and vote in the upcoming primary. It also demonstrated that we will stay committed to our local governments to have the resources that they have lost during this pandemic. Ladies and gentlemen, this investment is for our families, for our communities, and for our countries. Thank you and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman yields. The gentlewoman from new york he reserves the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole thank you very much, mr. Speaker. I yield one minute to my very good friend, mr. Mcclintock of california, member of the judiciary and Natural Resources committee. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Mcclintock 3 trillion divided by 129 million households means the average family will have to pay more than 23,000 for this single bill. Either from their future taxes or from inflation robbing their savings and retirement. Now when we passed the last bill i warned it was no substitute for restoring our nations commerce immediately for a simple reason. The federal government does not finance the economy, the economy finances the government. Government cannot put a single dollar into the economy that is not first taken out of that same economy. The wholesale lockdown of the American People and the deliberate decimation of their livelihoods has been the single most selfdestructive folly in our nations history. These draconian measures have proven much less effective at stopping the virus than we were assured but have been much more effective at destroying the jobs that people rely upon to feed their families. We have had enough. Democrats, dont take away our future. Give us back our country. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, im pleased to yield 30 seconds to the distinguished gentlewoman from illinois, ms. Schakowsky. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized for 30 seconds. Ms. Schakowsky mr. Speaker, at least 84,000 people have died in the United States from covid19. And almost 40 of those deaths are nursing home residents and the valiant workers in those Nursing Homes. We can and must do better. The heroes act included 150 million for strike teams in Nursing Homes struggling with outbreaks. Requires public reporting of cases and deaths and p. P. E. Availability and testing in Nursing Homes. Prioritizing testing for older americans. I urge my colleagues to vote yes. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewomans time has expired. The gentlewoman from new york reserves. The gentleman from oklahoma recognized. Mr. Cole i yield one minute to my very good friend from the great state of california, mr. Lamalfa, a member of the agriculture and transportation infrastructure committees. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Lamalfa thank you to my colleague from oklahoma. Members, mr. Speaker, this is a grab bag of democratic priorities that have nothing to do with abating this virus. One of the most misplace sthed addition of the safe banking act which if enacted would financially green light the marijuana industry. Think about that marijuana is still an illegal drug under the federal schedule 1 yet this bill attempts to legitimize this criminal enterprise. Whats next . Should we have safe banking for whale oil or shark fin sales . Again this has what does this have to do with the supposed Disaster Relief legislation . As well this bill contains h. R. 1 wish list items including ballot harvesting, a shady practice where Campaign Workers go door 20eu door coercing private ballots. How will this mitigate spreading the virus . The whole premise of being included in package. Vote no on. This these are items that have nothing to do with what we should be prior advertising in this time of crisis. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey im pleased to yield 30 seconds to the distinguished gentleman from yeavel, mr. Bera. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for 30 seconds. Mr. Behra i know we dont defeat this virus until we have a safe and effective vaccine. Its time for the United States to work with the rest of the world to develop that vaccine and inoculate the world. Mr. Bera this bill allows u. S. Global leadership to reemerge. The president may not want to lead but let the world know that the United States congress is ready to lead and work with the rest of the world to defeat this virus. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentlewoman from new york reserves. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole thank you very much, mr. Speaker. I yield one minute to my very good friend from the state of florida, a member of the Small Business and transportation infrastructure committees, mr. Span of course. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Pano i rise in staunch on stoigs mr. Spano i rise in staunch opposition to this, the largest spending bill crafted without any input from republicans in congress. Overcoming the crisis requires input from all representative, however, the speaker and Democratic Party are clearly not focused on confronting the pandemic. Instead, theyre exploiting the crisis to accomplish Political Goals rather than protect the American People. In this bill, democrats include nearly 1 trillion to bail out blue states an cities for years of irresponsible spending. It prevents states from requiring voter i. D. s and requires same day Voter Registration no where in this 1,800 page bill do they find room for basic prolife protections included in Appropriations Bills since roe v. Wade. This all on top of potentially freeing murderers an rapist. This bill steals money from the many to further the priorities of the few and seeks to change election laws so they can do it all over again. For these reasons i vehemently oppose the bill. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from arkansas reserves. The jolt is recognize the gentlewoman is recognized. Mrs. Lowey i yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from california, mr. Cisneros. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for 30 seconds. Mr. Cisneros i rise in support of the heroes act. Mayors an local leaders in californias 39th and across america asks for help. This will do that by providing direct funding to states stirks and counties and give them funding to do the most good. This is what our leaders in the 39th are asking for because it will allow them to remain crucial programs and adequately fund Public Safety in order to protech our citizens. I urge my colleagues to support this bill and with that, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentlewoman from new york reserves. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole thank you very much, mr. Speaker. I yield one minute to my good friend, a colleague from my state, the great state of oklahoma, many mr. Learn, a member of the budget, Natural Resources and Small Businesses committees. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Hern i thank my colleague from oklahoma for doing a great job. I look at this socalled heroes act i dont see anything honoring heroes. I see an 1,800 page bill that takes 40 hour os read, written with zero bipartisan input. I see socialist fan fantasies from previous rejecked bills. I see a mortgage on our future financed by china, the very foreign adversary response initial crisis in the first place. This was formed outside the nature of the house of representatives. It was proposed without going through committee or the amendment process. No one, no one including the democrats, knows whats in it. Passing a 3 trillion spending bill writ behind closed doors in the Speakers Office sets a dangerous precedent that will have generational consequences. This is nothing more than a publicity stunt. This bill shows no bipartisan strategy for economic recovery. We should keep the house in session until we craft real, Bipartisan Legislation that gets our country back up and running. I yield the remainder of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields. The gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey im pleased to yield 30 seconds to the distinguished gentlewoman from new york, ms. Clarke. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized for 30 seconds. Ms. Clarke i rise today in support of the heroes act. As reported in newsweek on tuesday the my beloved brooklyn has the disting of more deaths from covid19 than any county in the United States with the death toll exceeding 46 entire state, over 4,000 souls have departed due to the dreadful virus. The heroes act provides crucial relief support for our heroes on the frontlines who extended to us a lifeline at great risk to their own lives. While this legislation does not include the paycheck guarantee act, i believe we must pass this bill. The speaker pro tempore the jerusalems the gentlewomans time has expired. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole thank you very much, mr. Speaker. We have additional speakers on the way but theyre not here. I will reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, im pleased to yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from tennessee, mr. Cohen. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from tennessee is recognized for 30 seconds. Mr. Cohen thank you, sir. Let me tell you something in this bill. Theres a repeal of about 100 billion tax break for the richest people in this country that trump and mcconnell snuck in cares one. We didnt see it at first, we found it. We put out a letter asking for support. Did we get one republican to say yes, i want to join you and get rid of that 100 billion tax break, where 80 of the people make 1 million or more . You ought to be for that. Thats thievery. Jesse james wouldnt need a mask because he came here, trump and mcconnell didnt have on a mask, they stole from the American People, 100 billion for millionaires and billionaires. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. Mr. Cohen i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from new york reserves. Mr. Cole i advise my friend if hes worried about tax breaks if millionaires and billionaires may want to get rid of the salt deductions in this current bill. With that, mr. Speaker, id like to yield one minute to my very good friend from the great state of georgia, mr. Carter, a member of the energy and Commerce Committee and the only pharmacist in congress. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Carter i thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, i rise today in opposition to the heroes act. This legislation ignores the fundamental issues affecting our country. It is a harmful misallocation of congressional effort and ignores the plight of the American People. For instance, this package, this package references cannabis more times than it does jobs. It includes hundreds of billions to bail out state which is may be needed but it is not even ensuring that there are guardrails to prevent reckless behavior. It extends increased Unemployment Benefits well past the target of reopening of the country, 14 businesses to compete with Government Programs for employees. This package would allow Illegal Immigrants access to direct payments and it would move to federalize elections. These are just a handful of examples of the misguided and dangerous policies included in this legislation. We have allocated trillions of dollars in aid and significant amounts of that still hasnt gone out the door. Now is the time to discuss solutions for the problems facing the American People. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. Mr. Carter not a partisan wish list. Mr. Cole 15 seconds. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for 15 seconds. Mr. Carter now, now, now is the time. Now is the time for us to discuss solutions for the problems facing think American People. Not to put out partisan wish lists. I urge my colleagues to oppose this and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from new york is recognized. Mrs. Lowey im pleased to yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from virginia, mr. Connolly. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for 30 seconds. Mr. Connolly thank you, mr. Speaker. Their priority is corporate liability. Ours is helping to save a nation. They say wait. Wait for what . The virus to stop spreading . It wont. To wait for another 36 million americans to have to file for unemployment . To wait for another million businesses to collapse . For another 86,000 americans to die . The time to act is now if were going to save this economy and protect Public Health and safety. Not to dither, not to wait. The virus wont. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentlewoman from the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. R. Cole thank you very much, mr. Speaker. I just advise my very good friend from the great state of wait. Ia, we didnt we worked with you in the past four bills. You are wasting time. Wasting time. You brought a bill here you know will not pass the senate, the not sign. Will you decided not to work with us. O please dont excuse us of delay. With that, mr. Speaker, id like o yield one minute to my very mr. Friend from idaho, fulcher. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Fulcher the United States more rica has generated prosperity than every other nation in history combined. Because our divinely inspired system of government rights zes individual through a rep lynning that has lic that representation, employs market principles and Property Rights up with the rule of law. The sponsors of todays toislation is using pandemic propose 3 trillion on policies hat reverses or undermine all three. Now, we all know its not going to become law. But instead, its part of a initial to set the negotiation bar so outrageously left that the end negotiated result would republic to a socialist remotely governed republic. I disagree with legislation content, i offer often compromise. But in this case, theres only one reasonable response and its no. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for 15 seconds. Mr. Fulcher when i disagree content, i tive often consider compromise, but in this case, theres on friday night, after the house approved a 3 trillion coronavirus aid package, majority leader steny hoyer and minority whip Steve Scalise previewed the upcoming legislative schedule. The majority leader announced the house will not be in legislative session next week. Here is that floor exchange. Mr. Hoyer madam speaker, im going to be yielding to the republican whip in just a second. But i will announce the schedule
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