Coronavirus (Cong. Rec., Sept. 10, 2020)
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Opening pages of the Congressional Record daily edition for Thursday, September 10, 2020, Volume 166, No. 156, covering the Senate. The House was not in session, with its next meeting set for Friday, September 11 at 1 p.m. The Senate met at 10 a.m. with Mr. Grassley as President pro tempore, and the Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the prayer. Under the heading Coronavirus, Mr. Grassley says the Senate will vote on moving forward with relief that includes testing and contact tracing, school aid, childcare assistance, vaccine funding and Postal Service funds, and urges agreement as in March, which is his view.
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116 th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION
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of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE
Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2020 No. 156
House of Representatives
The House was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Friday, September 11, 2020, at 1 p.m.
Senate
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2020
The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was CORONAVIRUS but at the same time, it would be a tre-
called to order by the President pro Mr. GRASSLEY. Today, the Senate mendous loss for the American people.
tempore (Mr. GRASSLEY). will vote on moving forward with relief Let’s agree to move forward like we
f for Americans. That relief is necessary did last March.
because of COVID–19. I yield the floor.
PRAYER The bill contains new funds for test- f
The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- ing and contact tracing, aid for schools
fered the following prayer: and colleges to keep our kids safe, and RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY
Let us pray. it also includes childcare assistance. It LEADER
O God, who sits on a lofty throne, we has more money for developing the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma-
acknowledge Your sovereignty over our coronavirus vaccine and treatments, jority leader is recognized.
Nation and world. Keep us from becom- funding for the Postal Service, and
f
ing so desensitized to falsehoods that help for farmers. It allows for small
we abort Your plan for our lives. businesses to access more Paycheck REMEMBERING SEPTEMBER 11
Lord, we are unworthy to approach Protection Program funds with more
Mr. MCCONNELL. Nineteen years
Your throne, for we are merely sinners flexibility and provides for enhanced
ago tomorrow, thousands of our fellow
saved by Your loving grace. Remove unemployment benefits.
Now, surely these are items we can Americans were murdered by terror-
our guilt and forgive our sins. May we ists. National landmarks were burning.
respond to Your forgiveness by obeying all agree on and ought to agree on
right now. We know how to work to- Brave first responders in New York
Your command for us to pray for our City, Arlington, and Pennsylvania
Nation. gether to produce results for Ameri-
cans. We saw that in March when we rushed into mortal danger, putting
Lord, use our Senators today as mes- their lives on the line to save strang-
sengers of truth, unity, and peace. In- successfully passed the CARES Act.
That is a good model to follow now. ers.
spire them to stand for right regardless As the dust settled and 3,000 Amer-
Back in March, Republicans in the
of the consequences. ican families grieved their loved ones
Senate proposed a framework, then
We pray in Your holy Name. Amen. far before their time, we quickly saw
worked across party lines through the
f relevant committees to produce a con- there was no going back. The old world
sensus product that received over- we had woken up to that Tuesday
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE morning was gone.
whelming support in the Senate. I was
The President pro tempore led the glad to lead the bipartisan negotiations We had not gone overseas in search of
Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: on the part of the Senate Finance Com- these monsters. These monsters came
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the mittee for that CARES package and to us. These enemies would not leave
United States of America, and to the Repub- have been standing ready to repeat the our Nation alone if we declined to con-
lic for which it stands, one nation under God, process if Democratic leaders would front them, so as we reflect on this an-
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. just agree to agree. Why can’t we re- niversary tomorrow, we will remember
The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. peat the same process now? the thousands of innocent Americans
HYDE-SMITH). The Senator from Iowa. Democrats seem to think that they who died that day and the brave serv-
Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I can hold out until Republicans either icemen and women who went on to pay
ask unanimous consent to speak for 1 agree to their partisan wishes or Re- the ultimate sacrifice to do justice and
minute in morning business. publicans take the blame for the lack to prevent more attacks.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without of relief. If the Democrats are right, it My fellow Kentuckians and I cannot
objection, it is so ordered. would be a partisan win for their party, be prouder of the heroes stationed on
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