All across our country. I spoke about the human toll of the democrats choice to play politics with billions and billions of aid and block it all over noncovid related wish list items. Its been clear for some weeks that the speaker of the house and Senate Democratic leader are treating this crisis like an ordinary political game. The New York Times said p Speaker Pelosi is quote playing hardball. Politico says she is taking a huge risk as she remains almost entirely unyielding in her demands. More than 100 60,000 americans have been killed by the worst Infectious Disease outbreak in more than a century. More than 16 million americans are out of work. An entire school year for our kids is in limbo. The democrats by point political games like this for some runofthemill typical negotiation. Speaker pelosis Democratic House members all her proposal quote washington gamesmanship, partisanship and playing politics. Those are House Democrats i am quotingse on the house democratc bill. Yesterday literally a few minutes after i sat on the floor the democrats should stop treating this crisis like a game. The democratic leader came to the floor to talk about who quote ran down the clock, who quote tossed up and airball and who quote subbed themselves out of the game. So look, the democrats are not taking this as a serious issue. They are not acting like this new series in the American People are hurting in the meantime. Lets get outside the beltway and listen to this crisis has impacted real American Families and how the democrats stonewalling continues to hurt them. Since we passed the cares act ivan visit Healthcare Facilities in my home state of kentucky, places like st. Clares healthcare in morehead, the Medical Center in ashland, always wearing a mask and social distancing, of course. I think the frontline workers and heard how the senate last rescue package has helped and save lives and stay safe for themselves while doing it. Thats because the cares act provided 1. 3 billion for Kentucky Healthcare providers alone on top of more than 120 million we dont resent for testing. But kentucky and critical nurses, doctors and hospitals are not finished fighting the battle on behalf of their communities. And Congress Must not be finished helping them do it. Thats why some republicans proposed major new investments in health providers. We want to send tens of billions more to expand testing to reimburse Healthcare Facilities for unplanned pandemic expenses, the rapid distribution of covid19 treatments and to find a vaccine to finish this fight once and for all. Thats what republicans would like to do but democrats have blocked all of it over noncovid related liberal demands. Lets talk about the ppp. There Start Program from chairman collins and chairman roe. That is kept main street of life and kept millions of americans from losing their jobs. This program has been transformational for kentucky. Our Small Businesses and the workers and received more than 5 million in payroll support as the director of the dare to carry food bankil in louisville told me. P recently, tpp fundings what has allowed his facilities to keep his entire workforce precisely when our Community Needs where the gratis. From the director of Kentucky Museum quote the ppp program was the one hope that we had to keep our business alive. But these Small Businesses and nonprofits are now nearing the end of that help. Ppp had to close its doors last saturday for new applications and Many Employers are exhausting t the money they had already received here to our country is approaching of the Small BusinessTipping Point and workers could begin getting thinks lips insteadou of paychecks. Thats why Senate Republicans wrote up plans for a whole now the route of ppp. A full second draw for the hardest hit businesses, p or to House Democrats left us out of the built environment and essentially turned their backs on those benefiting from ppp. But republicans want to keep helping main street workers. One woman and a Small Business growth in kentucky shared quote we are grateful for the 465,000 in the ppp but we have used all of itte for payroll and employee related costs. 18 weeks of expenses. We are seeking more financial help to keep our most treasured asset, our people, employed. And the president of Inspection Company in louisville says this. You have nora idea how much this second draw on ppp will help us. We were actually in the process of figuring out how were going to make it through to our fallbrook season. If we get this, the second trudge, if we get this we could make it into our season with no layoffs. Republicans want to get more aid to these workers. But Senate Democrats have blocked every bit over it over noncovid related liberal demands. Lets talk about a University President s who worry about testing and funding in the fall. Our k12 School Boards and superintendents want Legal Protections so they can reopen. Some republicans propose billions for education, actually even more the House Democrats and their bill. But not democrats are blocking it all over unrelated liberal demands. Republicans want another round of direct checks, direct checs to households across kentucky and across america. I just heard from one constituenth who said i was able to get an eye exam into glasses. I appreciate all you can do. C some of us are hurting and need help. I want to put more cash in her pocket right now. But democrats are blocking everything over unrelated liberal demands. So, mr. President , do you see the pattern . Kentuckians need n more help. Americans need more help. The American People are not down fighting this virus, and republicans are not done drafting policies to help them. But the difference between now and march is the democrats seem to be finished being reasonable. The speaker of the house, the Senate Democratic leader have cut all their colleagues, all of them, all of their committees out of negotiations. They are doing this alone. And theyve they declare that f the priorities i name is the a single dime unless the two of them have declared none of the right reason i have made see a single dime and less millionaires in brooklyn at San Francisco getting massive tax cut. States get 1 trillion slush slush fund to cover budget problems from long before the pandemic, and we tax the Center Workers to paypl unemployed peoe higher salary to stay home. Republicans wanted to Reach Agreement on all these issues where we could find Common Ground and fight over the last few issues later. But the speaker and the Democratic Leaders in nothing can move unless everyone of these unrelated far left items tagged along. These individuals are letting the wish list of wealthy coastal elites stand between every working families in america and the additional help they deserve. So maybe in a few moments the democratic leader or somebody on the other side will try again to explain how this is all some big political game. Well, kentuckians know differently. They need results. All of our states need results, and republicans will fight until we actually get an outcome. S a matter of personal privilege, i want to offer some comments and praise of a colleague. Just as we gather together, regardless of party, to mourn when a colleague dies or be together with a colleague whos together with a colleague whos or be together with a colleague who is undergoing the challenge, i think its good to gather together and acknowledgment something positive happen in regards to politic