Coronavirus (Cong. Rec., Aug. 10, 2020)
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This is the opening page of the Congressional Record for Monday, August 10, 2020, headed Coronavirus, with interleaved columns. It notes that the House was not in session and that the Senate met at 3 p.m., then prints the Chaplain's prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Grassley says the national public health and economic crisis continues without more legislative action and criticizes the Democratic leadership for refusing relief measures with broad agreement. Mr. McConnell says he had hoped the Senate would spend the week turning an agreement into law. He faults Speaker Pelosi and the Senate Democratic leader for stalling talks, and he describes the Republican proposal as focused on kids, jobs and healthcare.
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116 th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION
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of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE
Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2020 No. 142
House of Representatives
The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at 12 p.m.
Senate
MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 2020
The Senate met at 3 p.m. and was The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without coronavirus aid and that the chairmen
called to order by the President pro objection, it is so ordered. and ranking members would be work-
tempore (Mr. GRASSLEY). f ing overtime across the aisle to finalize
f another major pandemic relief package
CORONAVIRUS for the American people. After all,
PRAYER Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, there are so many important ways in
The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- today our national public health and which American families need help and
fered the following prayer: economic crisis continues without ad- which Democrats say they see as big
Let us pray. ditional legislative action. Reports priorities, just like Republicans do—
Eternal God, who rules the raging of over the weekend indicate that the priorities like continuing a Federal
the sea, we seek Your face in these tur- Senate minority leader believes that add-on to unemployment insurance,
bulent times. he can hold out for a massive, unwieldy more tools for schools to safely reopen,
Lord, help us to so live that the gen- bill that even includes unrelated poli- more access to testing and diagnostics,
erations to come will know of Your cies, yet refuse to consider action more resources to develop vaccines and
mighty acts. where there is already consensus. The treatments, a new round of checks to
Today, give our lawmakers the New York Times reported that the put cash in families’ hands ASAP, and
hearts to seek, find, and follow Your Speaker ‘‘believes she has the upper another round of the hugely successful
will so that their legacy will be exem- hand’’ and ‘‘does not intend to lose it.’’ Paycheck Protection Program that
plary. Guide them in the path You The other side refuses to support small businesses have relied on, which
have created, inspiring them with the even the relief measures where there is was left out of the Democrats’ pro-
potency of Your powerful presence. broad bipartisan agreement, such as posal.
May they trust Your laws of sowing providing additional funds for unem- All of these things and many more
and reaping, knowing that they will re- ployment benefits, the Paycheck Pro- were in Senate Republicans’ trillion-
ceive a bountiful harvest if they per- tection Program, education, State and dollar proposal for another coronavirus
severe. Keep them from under- local governments, recovery checks, rescue package focused on kids, jobs,
estimating the power of Your great and hiring and employee-retention in- healthcare, and legal protections to
Name. centives. This shows us where their pri- help our country reopen.
Amen. orities are—politics, not people. That So I had hoped the Senate would be
f is a shame. spending this week turning a major
I yield the floor. agreement into law, but sadly for the
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE f country, sadly for struggling Ameri-
The President pro tempore led the cans, the Speaker of the House and the
RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY Senate Democratic leader decided we
Pledge of Allegiance, as follows:
LEADER would not deliver any of that—none of
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the
United States of America, and to the Repub- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- it.
lic for which it stands, one nation under God, jority leader is recognized. For weeks, Speaker PELOSI and the
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. f Democratic leader in the Senate
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. stalled and stalled in backroom nego-
CRAPO). The Senator from Iowa. CORONAVIRUS tiations with the administration’s
Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I team. For weeks—weeks—they held up
unanimous consent to speak for 1 had hoped that this week the Senate important aid over non-COVID-related
minute as in morning business, please. would be busy providing more demands. They stayed true to their
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