Congressional Record, Extensions of Remarks, March 31, 2020 — Speech of Hon. Alma S. Adams (E347)
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Page E347 of the Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record for March 31, 2020, under the heading Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019. One speech says Title VI establishes a Coronavirus Relief Fund that provides $150 billion for the Secretary of Treasury to disseminate to States, Tribal Governments, and units of local government in fiscal year 2020, and states the intent that the funds help cover lost revenues so government employees continue to be paid. A speech of March 27, 2020 by Alma S. Adams of North Carolina supports the CARES Act, saying it provides billions in assistance to small businesses.
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March 31, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E347
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Secu- cover the loss of revenues that would have However, it’s clear that the scope and im-
rity Act (‘‘CARES Act’’). This bill is incredibly otherwise been collected and generated by pact of this pandemic is far greater than we
important to all of our citizens and commu- these governments to cover the wages of their could have imagined.
nities. Our country is going through a war with employees. We need to make sure these em- So today, we take another step towards giv-
this new virus, and we need to get every re- ployees continue to be paid and that every ef- ing Americans a helping hand and some
source possible out into our communities to fort is made to prevent them from losing their needed relief from an emergency that has
help fight this pandemic. We also need to pro- jobs during this pandemic. changed life as we know it.
tect our workers and keep them paid so they I support H.R. 748, the CARES Act, be-
can purchase the food and supplies they need f cause it reflects a bipartisan compromise that
to get their families through this crisis safely. will allow our elementary, secondary, and
That is what I want to speak to. One of the MIDDLE CLASS HEALTH BENEFITS postsecondary schools to pay their faculty and
last provisions added to this bill was Title VI, TAX REPEAL ACT OF 2019 staff, and continue providing nourishment to
which establishes a Coronavirus Relief Fund their students.
that provides $150 billion for the Secretary of SPEECH OF
I support the CARES Act because it will put
Treasury to disseminate to States, Tribal Gov- HON. ALMA S. ADAMS money directly into the pockets of working
ernments, and units of local government in fis- Americans who aren’t looking for a handout,
OF NORTH CAROLINA
cal year 2020. These funds are to alleviate se-
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES but who need assistance to make it through
vere financial pressure these governments are
the next few weeks.
under during this public health emergency. Friday, March 27, 2020
Specifically, the funds are intended to cover I support the CARES Act because it pro-
expenditures that were not accounted for in Ms. ADAMS. Mr. Speaker, America is in the vides billions in assistance to our number one
the budgets of these governments prior to the middle of a crisis, and our constituents are job creators, our small businesses, as they
COVID–19 virus outbreak. For most of these looking to us for help. look to make payroll and keep their workers
governments, their budgets are based on the COVID–19 has shuttered businesses, employed.
revenues they accounted for over the course closed schools, left millions of Americans with- It was the author William Feather who said:
of the fiscal year, including from revenues an- out the means to pay rent or put food on their ‘‘The prizes go to those who meet emer-
ticipated to be generated from business enter- tables, and worst of all, killed over a thousand gencies successfully. And the way to meet
prises. These anticipated revenues are what of our neighbors. emergencies is to do each daily task the best
these governments use to pay the wages of Congress has passed two bills to address we can.’’
their employees. the stubborn lack of testing that still plagues The American people have done their best
I want to memorialize that it is the intent of our health system, and to provide Americans to meet each day of this crisis with resolve.
this Chamber that the funds in the with federally guaranteed paid sick leave for Now it is up to Congress to meet this crisis
Coronavirus Relief Fund are intended to help the first time ever. with the same kind of moral fiber.
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