Mr. Mccarthy i thank the gentleman for yielding. I thank him for his service. Thank i begin, i want to all of us for spending the time to be here today. But, madam speaker, i want to say to the families who are battling this virus, or to the families who have lost a loved one, if we would all pause to think about that. Not only did they lose a loved one, but they couldnt even be near them or with them at their time of need. I want them to know, from a republican and democrat side, for the entire congress, you are in our prayers and you will stay in our prayers. I also want to give a sincere thank you to all the essential workers on the front line of this crisis. Not from the republican leader, but from a very grateful nation. For the medical professionals, the doctors, nurses, receptionists, we thank you for going to work. We know the fear that it brings. We know the fear that it brings when you go home to your families. Nd were grateful. To the farmers who make sure we have food grown in america thats safe. Or the Truck Drivers who drivethrough the night to replenish the stores that we walk in to keep our distance, to have the food. The postal workers, the warehouse workers, the clerks inside those stores who every day go to work. You are making a meaningful and measurable difference in the lives of our entire nation. We will be forever grateful. For those who kept us safe, kept us healthy and kept us fed, you deserve a government that strives to meet that very same level of dedication. That is the promise i will make. That we will bring the same dedication that you bring to help others that you dont even know. And we should rise to that occasion. This is a commitment we make to every american. Whether he fight this virus together until we defeat it together. We did not ask for this virus. We did not invite it. It came from a distant land. But together we will defeat it. Not only for our country, but for the world. To do that, Congress Must act. And we will continue to act, even if some in this body want to play politics. Even if we get something held up, we will stay at the table until we bring people together. We want to put people before politics. Our entire effort will be bipartisan. After all, Public Health and a Strong Economy are not a democrat or republican issue. Unfortunately, madam speaker, we watched the other side within our own speaker of the house interject politics where it did not belong. And to an oversight body of our necessary relief funds. I want everybody to understand what the cares act did. The cares act that got held up for more than a week. Yes, at the end of the day, it changed from that one sunday , some got more money. But it didnt change for the who for what the work was going to be done for the people who needed it. Yes, some people, unfortunately, got laid off because it was delayed. It wasnt a bright moment for this body that week. But inside that cares act, not only did we provide resources, we provided accountability. You see, every single committee in congress has an oversight. We have a Committee Just designed for oversight. But we wanted to make something to make sure it was bipartisan. So we created three new entities in the cares act just for oversight. The first is called the Pandemic Response accountability committee. Its made up of inspectors general, not republicans or democrats, they are independent and professional. The second is a special Inspector General for the pandemic recovery. This individual is appointed by the president , confirmed by the senate, and lasts for five years and we gave 25 million to make sure they had the resources to make it happen. But that wasnt enough. We created a third one. Now this one is the congressional oversight commission, with commissioners. The body is appointed by every single leader appoints one. On our side of the aisle, we appointed french hill. Why . First, hes a statesman. He worked at the treasury department. He knows things backwards and forwards so they cant ever fool french hill. I was very excited when i heard on the other side of the aisle you appointed donna shalala, former secretary of h. H. S. This body wont be weighted by one side or the other. All four leaders, republican and democrat, appoint one so its equal. And then you know what happens for a chair . Mitch mcconnell and Speaker Pelosi decide who to become the chair. I think the American Public says thats right. But they dont go and hide inside a corner. They literally report to Congress Every 30 days. I was proud of that accomplishment. Thats what america expects from us. No politics. But the very best put the very best on there and report back. But today when we come back, because it was delayed, to give Small Business the resources it takes to keep people employed, now we added a little politics to the game. You see, today well vote on a new oversight committee. Will it be equal . Will it the same number of republicans and democrats, like the congressional one . No. Will it be the same when it comes to the Inspector Generals, where it wont care about politics . No, sad to say not. You see, this committee will be the only committee weighted politically. There will be seven democrats and five republicans. This committee was announced before they even told you the mission of what this committee should do. They even announced the chair of the committee. Now, i respect the chair greatly, madam speaker. He has one of the best political minds i know. Joe biden will tell you that. You see, our dear friend, congressman clyburn, he should be credited for getting joe biden the nomination. Why he failed in all the other states, South Carolina was critical while he failed in all the other states, South Carolina was critical. He did poll v. I. X. Very well in the endorse politics very well in the endorsement. He turned the tide in the democratic nom nomination. Youll have a nominee and a lot of that goes to jim clyburn and he deserves the credit for what he was able to politically accomplish. We dont question his political abilities, hes the majority whip, he knows how to gather votes, he knows how to make the political argument. But, madam speaker, this is the that ndividual who said the pandemic presented the perfect opportunity to restructure things to fit our own vision