My colleagues the status of where we are in regards to the professions in the cares act that relate to Small Businesses. First i want to make it clear that our top priority for americas businesses, whether they be Small Businesses or large businesses, is to get this covid19 behind us, to stop the spread of this deadly disease, to give confidence back to the American People that its safe to pursue their economic desires and, therefore, to have businesses be able to go back to a situation where they have customers and they can be open for business. We have appropriated significant resources in order to make sure we do whats right financially to deal with this deadly disease. And we have provided the tools to to protect our economy. So let me talk a little bit about the attention to Small Business. Im pleased and proud to be the ranking democrat in the Small Business and entrepreneurship committee. I serve with senator rubio, who is the chairman of the committee. And we have worked togeth
In biology with a minor in chemistry. In college he worked as a medical scribe for doctors in the emergency room in a small hospital in chattanooga and after decided he wanted to become an emergency room physician. He continued his education at loyola university, the school of medicine. Allow me a few seconds to praise this wonderful school. He was one of dozens of Daca Recipients, which was the First Medical School to admit daca students. They do not receive any special treatment in the Selection Process and they are not eligible for a penny in federal financial assistance. Many of them borrowed money from the state of illinois to complete their medical education in the hopes that once they are licensed they can come back and practice in our state which they promise to do. Heres what manuel says about what daca means to him. And i quote. Daca has opened up many doors for me. It allows me to serve people through emergency medicine. If daca ended, i would have to stop not only what i lo
Thousands of people around the world, including dozens throughout the United States and three in my home state of new jersey. And i come to the floor because i hope that people understand the fierce urgency of now, the fierce urgency of now. This is a Public Health crisis. And we cant wait to act. The rapid spread of covid19, also known as the coronavirus, has disrupted our daily lives, its destabilized our economy, its imposed enormous strain on our health care system. I think many failed to grasp the scope of this threat. The lack of a National Response just as the virus began to reach americas shores, but im not here to talk today about where the administration went wrong, im here to talk about how it can start making things right. If theres anything we learned in recent weeks, its that you have to be proactive. In the past week, the number of confirmed covid19 cases here in the United States jumped from around a thousand, well over 4,000. While other countries were testing thousand
The presiding officer the senator from new jersey. Mr. Menendez i ask the quorum call be vitiated. The presiding officer we are not in a quorum call. Mr. Menendez thank you. First of all, madam president , i want to thank the staff here in the senate. Even in these difficult times, they answer the call of doing the work of the American People, and i want to appreciate their being here so that the senate can conduct its work. They are essential to being able to do that, so i want to acknowledge that. I come to the floor today as our country grapples with a Global Pandemic that has tragically claimed the lives of thousands of people around the world, including dozens throughout the United States and three in my home state of new jersey. And i come to the floor because i hope that people understand the fierce urgency of now, the fierce urgency of now. This is a Public Health crisis, and we cant wait to act. The rapid spread of covid19, also known as the coronavirus, has disrupted our dail
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