Many lawmakers spoke about the impact coronavirus pandemic is having on the u. S. Heres a look at their remarks. Week after week this capitols been a study in contrasts call detail of two chambers of hern, in the u. S. Senate the lights are on, the doors are open, and we are working for the American People. All month, we have been in session passing National Security c legislation, confirming key nominees and Holding Hearings on the Coronavirus Crisis and the effectiveness of the historical rescue package the senate wrote in the senate passed. We are heeding medical guidance and taking new precautions but we are showing up and getting things done. Over across the rotunda in the house, crickets. Crickets. There lights off, the doors are locked, the peoples houses shown up for a grand total of two legislative session days since march. Well, two days in eight weeks. Thats a blistering pace. Last week they flew into town to pass speaker pelosis latest 1800 page liberal wish list. Diversity and inclusion in the Marijuana Industry was not going to study itself after all. That had to be in a one priority during this crisis. The speakers proposal was so unn serious and so far left it could not even unite her own conference. Even after two month sabbatical the House Democrats could not contribute anything serious. But they did find the time to keep phishing t for another impeachment. More than a year after the Mueller Report debunk the conclusion Conspiracy Theory democrats are still, still, pursuing the administration in court over that document. In a new Supreme Court brief the day before yesterday, houseon democrats said they had the right to continue because, now listen toly this, the president s impeachment did actually end with his acquittal. Did not end with his acquittal. The House Democrats are now claiming the impeachment that ended in february is not really over. Their brief says they are weighing whether to recommend new articles of impeachment and referring to chairman nadlers judiciary quote the investigation did not cease with the conclusion of the impeachment trial. That is chairman nadlers argument and a court case. Perpetualti investigation, perpetual impeachment. If only someone could have predicted this, if only someone, anyone had worn the House Democrats opening the pan doric box of impeachment would put our country into the future. Of course the Senate House Republicans worn precisely that. And here we are. It is a suitable complement to the other ongoing incident where federal judges to conduct upon himself to prolong federal prosecutors want to drop. Investigations are no longer in what a jury equipped someone and prosecution is no longer in our dropped. House democrats would rather spend a fourth Consecutive Year trying to cram their politics into the legal system that governs the country during ant pandemic. So fortunately, as i laid out, the d senate is up to the job. Every single day the historic care zac we wrote the fight this pandemic continues to come online. Direct payments to family accounts, support Major Industries prevent mass layoffs, resources for doctors, nurses, hospitals and Healthcare Providers help save the c lives from coasttocoast. Program has saved tens of millions of jobs forn American Workers from big cities to small towns to industrial suburbs to farm country. Senate republicans program is telling a trend turning potential pink slips into paychecks every single day. To be sure it is imperfect and thats only had to cram several years of lending into two weeks. Yesterday we saw a blaring example of that imperfection. The legislation we passed contain specific eligibility requirements, one rule set affiliates of nonprofits could not pose as small nonprofits and ask for money. But, because time was and is of the essence, the legislation set up a process of initial selfca certification which review the follow. Rather than lengthy vetting upfront that would slow the emergency money for rightful recipients. We learned yesterday the nations largest abortion provider, planned parenthood abuse this emergency process and grab tens of millions of dollars of taxpayer money for which they were completely, completely ineligible. This is the organization that fired its new president last year because she was too focused on Broader Health issues and not sufficiently fixated on abortion above all else. Disrespecting human life is their central mission. I took advantage of an National Crisis and help themselves to tens of millions of taxpayer dollars they were clearly, clearly forbidden from taking. It goes without saying that money must be sent back immediately. Right now, as we shine a light on plant parenthoods misrepresentations we cannot let their actions jeopardize this Important Program with a tens of millions of americans who are benefiting from it rightly. Remember the ppp has pushed 500 billion into the economy across more than 4 million loans. The average loan size is 118,000. Paychecks, instead of pink slips for tens of millions of americans. My hometown of louisville, kentucky is home to that baseball bat factory that makes the world famous louisville slugger. For a few months the bat factory was a casualty of covid19. This month the manufactures received a ppp loan 127 employees were taken off furlough and put on the payroll. M 171 family stories went from chaos and pain back to stability because of this program. That isus just one business in one city and one state. Also an Automotive Parts supplier in michigan fresh flower shop in arizona burger joint in a Community Nonprofit in north carolina. And on and on and on. 4million loans across all 50 states and new loans are still being issued as we speak. This is what serious legislatio legislation, madam president , looks like. This is what Serious Solutions can accomplish. Every day the senate work is paying dividends on working families all across the country. Now, the pandemic is not all we are working on. The center is also working on staying on top of foreign relations, National Security and the personnel business yesterday report out the nomination of newna director of National Intelligence on the Arm Services Committee reported out nomination usecretary the navy, secretary staff to the airport and the undersecretary for policy. I hope our democratic colleagues will not block the senate from filling these key National Security vacancies before we adjourn later this week. Now madam president on completely different subject throughout the Health Crisis the senate, its members and staff have been lucky to have the leadership of doctor Brian Monahan and our corner. The attending physician has responded with the same ability and professionalism that benefited congress and the Supreme Court for more than a decade. His continued guide us makes it possible for them to smartly and safely fulfill for theat American People since we last faced a pandemic of the scales in 1918 spanish flu and the Physicians Office was even a decade away from even existing. Theyve had to break unprecedented ground and the crucial role on multiple levels but true to form he has adopted onthefly to serve this country. Doctor monahan has had detailed advice for members and committee. He has been working aroundtheclock with his team to answer questions and keep us healthy. Expertise and attention to detail are nothing new from our attending physician. Who is had a proud career in military service there lucky the Public Service of this decorated admiral brought him to us. We are certainly grateful to him and his entire team im happy to report we are not the only one taking notice. So as a measure of our collective gratitude, madam president , ask unanimous consent this recent New York Times feature profile of doctor monahan be printed in the record. Madam president. So your recognize. So i p asked consent the phone call be suspended. So the roll call be suspended. Two met a president going to complete three weeks, three weeks of Senate Activity called together by senator mcconnell at a time of the house of representatives under the guidance of doctor monahan whond is just praised and i join in that praise, house of representatives ishe not i