Speaker of the house, the House Republican leader and secretary of the treasury. These intense conversations have built a piece of legislation that is as bold as it is big as the American People deserve. As thoroughly bipartisan as the process demands now what we need to do is move it forward. It isnt going to move if the Congress Slips back into conventional politics or handles endlessly over the fine points. Every day more american jobs are disappearing or coming ever closer to the brink. Every day more Small Businesses are faced with hard decisions that could change local communities literally forever. Every day Major American Companies that employ countless people over seeing their commerce crushed by their own government for the sake of public health. Every day doctors and nurses and Healthcare Professionals will keep reporting to work and treating patients. Whether or not the congress has their back. The risks to the country grow every single day that we do not act. The needs of hospitals and Healthcare Providers grow every day that we do not act. Thats why we worked around the clock to craft a relief package and why we are going to hold the first procedural vote in just a few minutes. So that we can keep moving forward because it isnt going to wait for politics as usual. The past few days have brought unity and Bipartisan Energy to the senate and its been very encouraging. Since the Senate Republicans released the framework to give some structure to these discussions, both sides worked hard to create something to pass the house and be signed into the ball. The bipartisan product delivers strongly on each of the core priorities we identified at the outset. It puts the tax in the hands of American Workers and families. It delivers historic and rapid relief to Small Businesses so they can make payroll and keep people employed and helps stabilize industries to avoid layoffs wherever possible and preserve the greatest economy in the world so when we come out on the other side of this and of course it sends a massive new infusion of resources to the front line of the medical response. That is what we have to do is inject aun significant amount of money as quickly as possible into households, Small Businesses, key sectors and the nations hospitals and health centers. This bill would do that and it would do it fast. Thean compromise product also contains many ideas that are democratic colleagues broughts t the table. It balances the direct cash to americans in and balances to focus on sending cash as quickly as possible while they focus on bolstering the state employment programs in places conditions which the democratic colleagues have sought that would float a major businesses and conditions which the president has also endorsed the end of the resources that will be pushed out to the front lines. The bill includes 75 billion in a new fund for hospitals and Health Providers in more than three quarters of the funds and appropriation sectors, nearly 200 billion will go straight to priority is. Al what we have is a compromise product that contains ideas, contributions and priorities from both sides and which could become law as soon as tomorrow. We are now at the point every american that has ever negotiated anything would recognize whether theyve purchased a home, bought car or negotiated for a Small Business we are at the point where both sides have come a long way toward each other and each side has to decide whether to continue to elbow and argue over the last several interests and risk the whole thing or whether to shake hands and get it done. Thus far the senate has risen to the occasion. It was just a few days ago when the Senate Republican majority moved expeditiously to pass phase two legislation even though many. Nevertheless, as i said i pushed the legislation through the senate because urgency results matter in a national crisis. In because imperfection notwithstanding was the right thing to do for the country. I hope and anticipate a certain degree of bipartisanship and urgency would be reciprocated now and i understand as the speaker said following the meeting that she may simply give up on these bipartisan talks and begin writing her own separate bill. Perhaps thats related to the remarks are one of the leaders who reportedly told colleagues a few days ago, quote, this is a tremendous opportunity to restructure things to fit our vision in. A tremendous opportunity to restructure things and fit our vision. While i sincerely hope nobody actually use this crisis in such a cynical manner. Enit is a national emergency. Thats why weve engaged in bipartisan talks to get to this point and why it is time to move forward. Americans dont need to see us haggling endlessly. They dont need us to jeopardize the progress we have made over the past several days with the sake of some 11th hour e brinksmanship. They need an outcome and they need n it tomorrow and they need to go to advance the legislation today and pass it tomorrow. As i said yesterday, congress should take inspiration from our own constituents. We should be inspired by our own constituents. Look at what they are doing. The American People are showing the world the soul of the country and my home state of kentucky the model is united we stand and divided we fall and every day i hear about new ways they are standing united even if they have to stand 6 feet apart i recently heard about a Resident NamedBetty Buckley and her day job she worked for the local government but recently heard of some students at the nearby university who were still living in the dorms even though in person classes have been canceled. Some had to come in the area for work and others were International Students who couldnt get home. Their situations were completely uncertain. The shelves were not fully stocked so she decided to do something. She put out a call for help and they answered the call. Churches, restaurants, neighbors pitched in with food and supplies. She drove all over collecting the donations and then delivering them to these people. She found everything a College Student could need, canned goods, microwavable meals and even candy which im proudan to say is made right here in kentucky. So there are so many stories like this pouring in from all country. Americans are stepping up to the plate. Americans realize this is no time for selfishness and no time for division but a time for solidarity and generosity. And yes, courage. Americans are rising to the occasion. The senate must dole the same. Lets move the legislation forward this afternoon as the last few discussions begin to wind down and then lets get this done tomorrow. Th people are watching this spectacle and im told that the market is down 5 . I also told that is when trading stockstops. So the notion that we have time to play games here but for the American Economy and the American People is absurd. I want to explain what just happened. Our friends on the other side would not have been disadvantaged one bit if this vote had succeeded because it would have required potentially 30 more hours of discussion which these endless negotiations could go on as long as they would like. To build up to this so everybody fully understand is we have a high level of bipartisanship and five differentor