Spkr. Pelosi good afternoon. Here we are in our new arrangement of social distancing. Thank you for being here. It is a very important day for us for a number of reasons. It is heartbreaking, but we have passed the milestone of one Million People in our country who are sick, and nearly 60,000 who have died from the coronavirus. The American People expect congress to do all that we can to protect the lives, the livelihood, and the life of our democracy in what we do here. And they expect us to ensure that the nearly 2 trillion of historic relief that we have passed in a number of bills is widely and effectively used. That it goes to those who need it the most. And so today, just to put this in historic perspective, at the dawn of world war ii, thensenator harry truman, with a democratic administration, but he was a senator, and he basically said, i knew that after world war i there had been 116 investigative committees after the fact, and i felt our committee before the fact would preve
We are in a time of great sadness, 60,000 people have died, more than 60,000 from the coronavirus. Americans have applied for Unemployment Insurance. The lives and livelihoods of the American People are at stake. And we have to make some decisions about times. The time we would go forward to the economy. That is the question at hand. I firmly believe there are three steps that we must take in preparation for what comes next. Aboutf us have talked testing, testing, testing. Our first bipartisan bill, which we wrote in february, pratt passed on march 4, was about testing, testing, testing. The impression that was given is not everybody can be tested because we do not have enough tests, masks. Lets get it. Lets get it all. The tests were reserved for those who reach a certain threshold and that was almost two months ago, and we should be creating more tests. Confidenceive people to go into the workforce is if they know their coworkers have been tested and cleared to be there. What will gi
Livelihood, and the life of our democracy in what we do here. And they inspect us to ensure that the nearly 2 trillion of historic relief that we have passed in a number of bills is widely and effectively used. That it goes to those who need it the most. Thiso today, just to put in historic perspective, at the dawn of world war ii, thensenator harry truman, with a democratic administration, but he was a senator, and he basically said, i knew that after world war i there had been 116 investigative committees after the fact, and i felt our committee before the fact would prevent a lot of waste, and maybe even save some lives, and that is the way it turned out. It was a committee that cost around 1 million, saved about 15 billion in dollars of those years. So, it is about waste, fraud, and abuse, as i said, and making sure the money goes where it is supposed to go. What i loved about what harry truman said is that as they looked at spending the rest, he said, later when he was president ,
I want to share more information about the 2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill we will be voting on today. The American People need relief now. That is what this bill intends to provide. The bill is far from perfect, but is a positive, bipartisan step in the right direction and more importantly puts workers and families first. Our country faces two simultaneous crises, a Public Health crises and an economic crises. The only way we are going to deal with the economic crisis is if we flatten the curve and deal with the Public Health crisis. This bill provides a lot of money for frontline line care workers and hospitals, as well as state and local governments that are dealing with the front lines of the Public Health crisis. The economic crisis is obviously important. Cash paymentsides and broadly supported economic assistance to Small Businesses and much more to assist with economic relief. It could have gone further. It has important oversight and accountability measures, prohibiting s
Last friday, but only 150 could artistic paid in the debate on the to trillion dollar Economic Relief package. To show video statements by any remaining members who submitted them. We received 33 videos, all from democrats so far. Next you hear from mike levin, jamie raskin, andy kim and kathy castor. This is congressman mike levin. I am coming to you from my Washington Dc Office after a redeye flight last night. I want to share more information about the 2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill we will be voting on today. The American People need relief now. That is what this bill intends to provide. The bill is far from perfect, but is a positive, bipartisan step in the right direction and more importantly puts workers and families first. Our country faces two simultaneous crises, a Public Health crises and an economic crises. The only way we are going to deal with the economic crisis is if we flatten the curve and deal with the Public Health crisis. This bill provides a lot of money for