COVID Relief (Cong. Rec., Nov. 17, 2020)
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House pages of the Congressional Record for November 17, 2020, beginning at page H5863. One-minute remarks include a call to pass the Paycheck Protection Small Business Forgiveness Act, Mr. LAMALFA on China and the Stop Funding the PLA Act, and Mr. CLINE on two businesses that received the Department of Labor's HIRE Vets Medallion. Mr. SCHWEIKERT is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader and speaks on telemedicine and unfunded liabilities. Later remarks urge passage of legislation to help with mental health stress and economic stress.
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November 17, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5863
This pandemic has taken lives and ple. But all my constituents know is that the American people’s lives can be
livelihoods from so many Pennsylva- that that has not happened. We have a saved.
nians. We have the opportunity here to sacred duty to get it done. f
contain this virus and reverse this eco- f
nomic fallout. I urge the passage of the b 1800
Paycheck Protection Small Business THE GROWING THREAT OF CHINA
MAINTAINING EXPANSION OF
Forgiveness Act. (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given
TELEMEDICINE
f permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his re- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under
HIRE VETS MEDALLION marks.) the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan-
(Mr. CLINE asked and was given per- Mr. LAMALFA. Madam Speaker, uary 3, 2019, the gentleman from Ari-
mission to address the House for 1 China continues to grow as a threat to zona (Mr. SCHWEIKERT) is recognized
minute and to revise and extend his re- freedom and human rights worldwide, for 60 minutes as the designee of the
marks.) and the People’s Liberation Army is minority leader.
Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, I rise one of their strongest tools. Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Madam Speaker,
today to recognize two businesses in Unfortunately, large U.S. investment with all the chaos and the activity
the Sixth District who have committed funds are shelling out millions of dol- going on around us, as we all know, we
themselves to serving those who served lars to Chinese companies that support are all organizing our conferences. I
our Nation. the PLA. Individuals, banks, and com- wanted to touch on a couple of pieces
Tactical & Survival Specialties, In- panies should not be putting our finan- of legislation that are out there right
corporated, of Harrisonburg was award- cial security at risk in order to inflate now that I am hoping, if we do some
ed the Department of Labor’s HIRE their financial portfolios. packages between now and the end of
Vets Medallion for the second year in a President Trump has been consist- the year, we will all consider. And I
row, while Rubicon Planning of Roa- ently tough on China and recently love using the little boards because I
noke earned this distinction for the issued an executive order banning think it sort of helps concentrate.
first time. American investment in these dan- One of the things, if there is any
This prestigious honor is the only gerous companies. Similarly, Congress- positive of what we have gone through
program within the Federal Govern- man BANKS, Congressman GALLAGHER, in the pandemic, is the skepticism that
ment that recognizes the meaningful and I introduced the Stop Funding the was this body about telemedicine I
and verifiable efforts undertaken by PLA Act to prohibit American funds hope is over, if you see the adoption
job creators to hire and retain our Na- from going to entities that support rate of what has happened with, par-
tion’s veterans. China’s growing military presence. ticularly, our seniors in embracing,
These two patriotic businesses under- Madam Speaker, I urge my House having positive experiences, and actu-
stand why veterans are such an asset colleagues to join us in making this ally even demanding telemedicine serv-
to any workforce. bill a permanent part of our strategy ices.
According to a new Census report, to hold China accountable. We should My understanding is now that there
veterans are more willing than civil- stand strong and never support the Chi- is open enrollment in Medicare part D,
ians to work longer hours and seek nese Communist Party or any of its en- that is actually now one of the com-
full-time employment. Further, by na- tities. mon requests: What type of telemedi-
ture, veterans work well in a team and f cine services do you provide and offer?
have a sense of duty. They are dis- If we understand, as a body, that the
COVID–19
ciplined, determined, and confident. access for our seniors to use telemedi-
They are trained to be problem-solvers, (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was
given permission to address the House cine functionally—the expansion of the
to adapt to changing situations, and reimbursements, the rules—expires
they have a work ethic that is simply for 1 minute and to revise and extend
her remarks.) when the pandemic is declared over, I
unmatched. For these reasons, I en- am desperately hoping that our broth-
courage all businesses to hire veterans. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker,
just recently I read an article that in- ers and sisters around here on the right
I applaud and thank Rubicon Plan-
dicated that one in six Texans had been and the left hear that and understand
ning and TSSi for being one of a select
infected with COVID–19. As the study if the community has embraced the
few awardees across the Nation who
indicates in our local newspaper, that price efficiency, the additional access
have already committed themselves to
may be the case for States around the to healthcare—that is, the telemedi-
doing so.
Nation. So I think it is extremely im- cine—let’s make sure we don’t let it ex-
f pire when the vaccine and those come
portant that the General Services Ad-
COVID RELIEF ministration and the administrator of onto the market, are widely adopted,
(Mr. CRIST asked and was given per- that department follow their adminis- and we start to see the declaration
mission to address the House for 1 trative duties to allow the President- that the pandemic is over. So, this is
minute.) elect and Vice President-elect to be en- just sort of the benchmark of starting.
Mr. CRIST. Madam Speaker, we need gaged in COVID–19 briefings to save Now, if I am making the argument
a COVID relief package, and we need it lives. that telemedicine has expanded access,
now. America is the richest country in In addition, I think it is crucial that and we are seeing the opportunity for
the world. In fact, America is the rich- we move forward on the Heroes Act some real cost efficiency—because, as
est country in history. that will provide for PPEs, will provide we know, it is always hard to talk
The CARES Act and the Fed pumped for payroll protection, and, of course, about, but Medicare is one of the great-
trillions of dollars into the economy testing. Early on, testing was supposed est drivers of U.S. debt. As a matter of
this spring all while interest rates sank to be 5 million a day. We have only fact, it is the greatest driver of U.S.
to historic lows. Our economic might tested 1.6 million a day minimally in debt.
was built for this moment—for this the United States at least. We have to It is demographics. Our brothers and
emergency. We can afford to meet the do more to save lives. Testing, social sisters who are 65 years and older—and
needs of our people and our economy in distancing, washing your hands, and I am going to be there soon—earn this
this pandemic. The economists, in fact, wearing a mask will save lives. It will benefit. But the fact of the matter is,
are urgently telling us that the prob- save lives here, and it will save lives the unfunded liabilities, the substan-
lems of today vastly outweigh the po- across America. tial portion of it, come out of the gen-
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tential debt problems of tomorrow. Finally, we must pass this legislation eral fund. It is a major driver.
This is especially true if inaction to help with the mental health stress We should be excited that we had a
means laying off firefighters and peo- people are facing and the economic proof of concept during this sort of
ple losing their homes. stress they are facing. miserable several months, that it ex-
We know we can help our people, and The General Services Administration panded access. We are seeing the price
experts agree we should help our peo- needs to do their job and do it now so efficiency.
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