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The Appropriations Committee chair. Lowey. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, i ask i ask unanimous consent that all legislators have five consecutive days in which to revise and extend it marks remarks and include extraneous material currently under consideration. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Mrs. Lowey the Families First Coronavirus Response act builds on the 8. 3 billion supplemental enacted last week to meet the needs of the American People. By guaranteeing free coronavirus testing, providing paid leave, strengthening Food Security initiatives through additional investments in w. I. C. , food banks and senior nutrition. The bill also makes sure that children who depend on free and reduced price meals have access to food during school and child care closures. Mr. Speaker, we must help ensure the physical safety and Financial Security of our nations working fam
Most protected of transmission and understanding enough about the virus to start putting together diagnostics and begin the process of developing vaccines and other countermeasures. It is a long process but we have enough knowledge to get on that pathway. Host what is the most important thing to learn about the virus . What termsnderstand mean. We are throwing words around. Because they are technical terms, they have a different meaning to people working in epidemiology and Public Health than when they might be echoed in different settings. The most important thing to moststand is we think young, otherwise healthy people, are at risk of infection, but not necessarily at risk of severe disease. People who are older, who have underlying conditions, cardiovascular disease, heart appear, diabetes, they to be at higher risk of more severe disease. Those are the people who seem to be at highest risk of severe pneumonia. That is what we clearly understand right now. When we throw around terms
Time zones, 2027488001. A special line for medical professionals this morning. That number, 2027488002. You can send us a text. That number, 2027488003. If you do, please include your name and where you are from. Otherwise, catch up with us on social media. On twitter it is cspanwj. On facebook it is facebook. Com cspan. You can start calling now. Here is the headline from late last night from the hill, pelosi house close to striking a deal with trump on Coronavirus Response package. We will be delving in more, but the house will come in early today, expected at 9 00 a. M. Eastern. If the deal doesnt fact come together when it comes to how much that potential package could cost, here is a story from the washington times. President trumps wish list includes a payroll tax cut. He says he wants to see it disappear for the rest of this year, which the committee for responsible federal government says could cost 840 billion. Add another 50 billion of emergency lending power and the chance f
[captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc. , in cooperation with the United States house of representatives. Any use of the closedcaptioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u. S. House of representatives. ] the speaker pro tempore the house will be in order. The chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. The clerk the speakers rooms, washington, d. C. March 13, 2020. I hereby appoint the honorable susan k. Dell ben delbene to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Haplain conroy let us pray. God of mercy, thank you for giving us another day. Bless the members of the peoples house today. A legislative day in response to the growing impact of the coronavirus. As our leaders near an agreement on an economic stimulus package to comba