World has ever known. Bless our tinue to great United States of america. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. He gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer mr. Chairman, now id yield to the distinguished gentleman from texas, mr. Green. Tempore the o gentleman from texas is recognized for 30 seconds. R. Green thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the American People want to know that their there for will be them. They want to know that their tax ollars will pay dividends for them. They want to know that we will romote the general welfare as extolled from the preamble to the constitution. They want to know that we will to become he perfect the enemy of the good. This is not a perfect bill. It is a good bill. I will support it. The American People need certainty. That we will now be there for them. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from maryland reserves. Is gentleman from texas recognized. Mr. Brady thank you, mr. Speaker. Pleased to yield one minute to he gentleman from kansas, mr. Watkins. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from kansas is watkins thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise on behalf of the people of eastern kansas. Analogy has been thrown out a lot. As a man that went to war and years, i can tell you its not all inaccurate. N both cases people are frightened. In both cases people die. In both cases, people discover of. It is theyre made and when war, just like now, people need to come together. His bill is an example of having done just that. Its not perfect, but its what got. Its got my vote. I urge my colleagues to do the same. I yield my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. He gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer thank you, mr. Chairman. I would now like to yield to a member of the house and a debbie from florida, Wasserman Schultz for one minute. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from florida is minute. Ed for one ms. Wasserman schultz thank you, mr. Speaker. As a proud floridian, i rise to workers, health professionals, Small Businesses and veterans from this grave face. We Senate Republicans drafted a corporate friendly bill that failed to meaningfully support who are losing their jobs. Instead, democrats secured a invests 2 trillion in families, hospitals, and Small Businesses. Massive ill get investments in Unemployment Benefits and added 13 weeks of benefits which republicans deny. To working class families will get as much as 3,400 for a family of four. Mall businesses will get help to make payroll, rent, and utility costs. Im proud that the ppropriations committee spearheaded nearly 20 billion to ensure Veterans Health needs re met, whether at the v. A. Or local e. R. And clinics. Appropriators have also worked o ensure our v. A. s can assist our local communities if they reach full capacity. This package is not perfect, and help will be needed, but our families, Small Businesses, nd hospitals need this help desperately. I ask my colleagues to give them this lifeline against this invisible enemy. In this together. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. The gentleman from maryland reserves. Texas is man from recognized. Mr. Brady thank you, mr. Speaker. We also reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer mr. Speaker, i am yield to the former president of the university of wisconsin, president of the miami, and f secretary of department of health, one of our most about geable members issues of families and workers, secretary, ished donna shalala, congresswoman from florida. The speaker pro tempore for how time . Mr. Hoyer one minute. Excuse me, 30 seconds. We have a lot of people going here. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from florida is recognized for 30 seconds. Ms. Shalala mr. Speaker, today, cares act to the president to provide the people in my community with the needed the devastation of this pandemic. Im here for the first esponders, the health care workers, and all of those who are risking their lives. They are our heroes. We need to support this bill now because we must. With no has left us choice. But my hope is that after we have starved this virus, we will a National Commitment to permanently rebuild our public infrastructure. The speaker pro tempore the gentleladys time has expired. The gentleman from maryland reserves. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Brady reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. R. Hoyer mr. Speaker, im now another member of south florida, all three of them have indicating the importance of the crisis that debbie measure murcasal sayal poul powell. The peaker pro tempore gentlelady is recognized for 30 seconds. Ms. Mucarselpowell over 1,200 have lost their lives. 2,300 ida alone we have cases, 652 in miamidade county, monroe county. South florida is quickly becoming another epicenter of this pandemic. Watching how numbers for unemployment are skyrocketing. Closing. Inesses are its a tough reality to face, but we in congress can do something. Come together. Set aside our ideological and help people now and thats why i support this bill. Thank you, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the entleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer mr. Speaker, at this the id like to recognize gentlelady from iowa, ms. Finck for 30 finkenauer, 30 seconds. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady is recognized for 30k seconds. Finkenauer i found out we lost another two iowans to coronavirus, all in my district. Nal today, we are grieving losses ll over the country and the globe. We are cation came too late. The package were considering perfect. Not it will not bring folks left that we lost, but it will give muchneeded relief to our system and workers on the frontlines and to our across the lies country. God bless the United States of america. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas reserves. He gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer mr. Speaker, can i have the time check . The peaker pro tempore gentleman from maryland has 5 1 2 minutes, 5 1 2 minutes. The gentleman from texas has 6 minutes. Mr. Hoyer the gentleman from texas you have 6 1 2 minutes left. I yield 30 seconds to colin allred from texas. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas is recognized for 30 seconds. Mr. Allred thank you, mr. Speaker. I want to speak to the people of north texas, many of whom are under stay home, stay safe orders like those from Dallas County judge clay jenkins and others. Many of you are frightened, youre warred about your familys health and your business. We are on your side, we will not let this great country fail, well defeat this virus in a way that leaves no one bind. We should fol throw the examples of our great first respoppeders. We can best honor their service by staying home if you can. I yealed back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Brady mr. Speaker, pleased to yield one minute to the gentleman from ohio, mr. Davidson. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from ohio has one minute. Mr. Davidson i dont think anyone is happy about the present situation but the free market did not close the economy. Governments chose that response to an exceptional risk to public health. The various governments made up in our country need to make sure individuals, families and businesses affected by their unprecedented decisions remain solvent and as many people as possible remain employed. Like any war, the enemy votes too but the sooner we can get lower risk americans back to work the safer most people will feel in our will feel. In our response, we must defend our values and the way of life that makes america the world of opportunity. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer i yield 30 seconds to mr. Chuy garcia of chicago. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for 30 seconds. Mr. Garcia i rise in support of the cares act even though it doesnt protect everyone i wish it would, including all immigrants. However it represents a bold, unprecedented step in protecting workers and bolstering our Health Care System and in stabilizing our economy,est pellly our Small Businesses. Thats why i will vote aye. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The yellow light from maryland reserves. The gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer i now yield to the gentlelady from pennsylvania, madeleine dean, for 30 seconds. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady is recognized for 30 seconds. Ms. Dean thank you, mr. Speaker. Thank you to the leader. The coronavirus pandemic is a reminder of our common humanity and our interconnectedness. I stand today to say montgomery county, pennsylvania, burks county, pennsylvaniaing, my home district have been particularly hard hit. Theres suffering and courage in my community. We have had three deaths. I rise in support of this cares act, it is unprecedented, it is a monumental bill to send relief and confidence to those who are suffering. To our workers. To our families. To our chirp, to our business owners. Im proud to support this bill. The speaker pro tempore the gentleladys time has expire thsmed egentleman from texas is ecognized. The gentleman from texas is recognized. Mr. Brady mr. Speaker, im proud to yield one minute to the leader of the republican conference, the gentleman from california, mr. Mccarthy. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Mccarthy mr. Speaker, i want to thank you for the job you have done in the chair today, we thank you for the work you are doing. Before i begin i want to say to everyone watching at home right now, we hear your concern. We feel your anxiety. We know what we need to do. When this year began, americans were enjo enjoying a level of peace and prosperity unheard of in modern times. The economy was at record highs. Unemployment for American Workers was at record lows. Take home pay was rising. Business closures were falling. And our brave men and women in uniform were protecting us from threats across the globe. But a few weeks ago, we learned about an invisible enemy from a distant land. An enemy like weve never faced before. Now the virus is here. We didnt invite it. E didnt ask for it. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman will suspend the house is not in order. Members take your conversations to the hallway. The gentleman may proceed. Mr. Mccarthy now the virus is here. We did not invide it. We did not ask for it. We did not choose it. But we will fight it together until we win together. We will win because we have the best of our country on the front lines. We will win because of the other people in uniform, our doctors, our nurses, our lab technicians. And hospital volunteers. Take one moment and imagine, where would we be without their fortitude . They have the toughest jobs in the world. But they are truly the best in the world. Our medical professionals are our heroes. We, this entire body of members of congress, salute you. We will always win because of our truck drivers, Grocery Store clerks, postal workers, farmers and warehouse workers. Youre working night and day. Youre making a meaningful, measurable difference in the lives of everyone you serve. You are the foundation of everything we will do today. And we will win because of our scientists. Their bright minds an faster cures should give every American Peace of mind. We are developing a victory vaccine, faster than ever in the history of any virus. On behalf of all americans, on behalf of all members of congress, i want to thank those on the front lines for their professionalism and dedication. Another critical front in our war against this virus is the home front, literally. To slow the spread, the government is asking and in some cases requiring millions of Small Businesses and families to put their daily lives on pause and remain at home. Im overjoyed that so many have taken the imperative of social distancing so seriously. Flattening the curve is the most important activity any american citizen can do today. It is even more important now that the virus has arrived in full force. We are asking you to continue to remain at home as much as possible. I know this action carries substantial circumstances. We all saw that tragic news just this week. 3. 3 million americans filed for Unemployment Benefits. We have never experienced that before in our lives. Not even in the great depression. That many. So what can we do for the hard working taxpayers, their families and Small Businesses . The pillars of the American Life who are doing their part but facing Economic Disaster through no fault of their own. First we can recognize that recognize their sacrifice is an Invaluable Service tour fellow citizens. They deserve our gratitude and prayers. Second we can give them our Financial Support now, today, so they can weather this brutal storm in the weeks ahead. Which brings me to the rescue package before us today. The cares act. The developing tests and dreams and vaccines is americas new arsenal of democracy. The cares act is our modern day all american marshall plan. It is the largest assistance measure in American Idol history. And it is going directly in the pockets of hard working taxpayers they families and Small Businesses. For everyone affected by this virus, we will be your voice. For those battling the virus, or lost your job, or do not know if youll have one a month or two from now, i want you to know were listening, we hear you, and we are working for you. I want to give leader mcconnell a lot of credit. From the beginning, he was committed to a bottom up, bipartisan and bicameral process. He non he honored his commitment and it shows. The Senate Passed this bill by unanimous vote. Every republican, every democrat. It is bold. Truly bipartisan. And targeted to achieve the mission at hand. Our top priority is to keep americans at work. So we aim the efforts to keep americans employed through two measures. For Small Businesses and nonprofits, the bill provides 100 federally guaranteed loans for eight weeks. If that loan is used to pay your employee or pay your rent or pay your utilities, its no longer a loan, its a grant because we know what government has asked you to do. Other business gets retention credit to keep employees on. If, unfortunately, American Workers find themselves out of work, this bill offers an additional 13 weeks of Unemployment Insurance. And dramatically expands eligibility. It also makes benefits more generous by adding another 600 across the board payment. Through the end of july. The care act also expands Unemployment Insurance to cover gig workers and selfemployed and nonprofit employees. Additionally for American Families that might need a little extra support, you will start receiving and seeing those checks in three weeks. You wont have to wait for months for financial help. Payments will be as much as 1,200 for an individual taxpayer and 500 per child. Finally this legislation provides Critical Resources to American Health care workers and hospitals. Over 140 billion in appropriations to support our ealth systems. It we just talk about give them the equipment to save lives and tools they need to protech themselves. The reason for this legislation is to protect American Workers prork tect american jobs, and protect hard working american taxpayers. We are providing targeted temporary and timely relief to main street, not wall street. Were not underwriting bad Business Practices or priming the pump. Ultimately we are laying the foundation for rapid economic recovery. This bill is not only a rescue package, it is a commitment. A commitment that your government and the people whom you elected to serve will do everything we can to limit the harm and hardship you face, both now and in the foreseeable future. To the American Public if you do your part, i promise we will do ours. Mr. Speaker, as i said earlier it is our responsibility to act. To put aside our differences and do whats right for the American Public. D must be robust, rapid, and resilient just like its recipients. We are going to help americans through this. We are going to do this together. In the end, we are going to be healthier, stronger, and more united than ever before. Because as americans thats who we are. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from texas reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer mr. Speaker, i yield 30 seconds to mr. Cohen from tennessee. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from tennessee is recognized for 30 seconds. Mr. Cohen thank you, mr. Speaker. Words above the speakers head at the top of this chamber from daniel webster, he says, may in our day and generation, may we not perform Something Worthy to be remembered. Today we have Something Worthy before us and something to be remembered. We should all vote aye. I am here to vote aye and encourage the president to use the defense production act for everyone and to continue talking to the president of china because this is a worldwide pandemic. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from texas is recognized. The gentleman reserves. The gentleman from maryland is recognized. Mr. Hoyer i now have the privilege of yielding to the speaker of the house who has been so critical in putting this piece of legislation together and focusing on workers and families, i yield to Speaker Nancy Pelosi of california. The speaker pro tempore the speaker of the house is recognized. The speaker thank you very much, mr. Speaker. I thank the distinguished democratic leader mr. Hoyer for yielding and the manner which manner in which he has enable sod many of our members to participate in the debate today. Thank you for your leadership on the legislation and also for leading us today. I thank mr. Brady for his leadership as well. For facilitating this conversation. I thank you, mr. Speaker, for keeping us reasonably on time as much as possible for congressional members. Thank you for the strength of your authority. , the speaker pro tem today. Of your authority, the speaker pro tem today. I thank all members on both sides of the aisle for the seriousness with which we have all taken this important hallenge. Mr. Speaker, last week his holiness pope francis said, in his world prayer, he said, enlighten those responsible for the common good so that they might know how to care for those entrusted to their responsibility. That is his holiness quote. And that is the responsibility that we all have. Today, as we have all acknowledged, our nation faces an economic and Health Emergency of historic proportions due to the coronavirus pandemic, the worst pandemic in over 100 years. As i proceed with my remarks, i want to say to our colleagues, who are watching this the proceedings from their chambers in the house, to come forward and come to the come to the gallery and listen from here. So that when the time comes, we will be prepared to proceed. The distinguished leader on the republican side, mr. Mccarthy, and mr. Hoyer, have sent a communication to all of you to that effect. But it is very important that you come now. The sooner you come, the shorter my remarks the house did go on to pass a coronavirus economic aid package by a boastful. The president signed it. We leave this debate to take you live to the white house, where President Trump is about to brief reporters on the coronavirus response. Pres. Trump