Congressional Record, Senate, November 18, 2020, Page S7048
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A page of the Congressional Record, Senate, dated November 18, 2020, at page S7048. The page opens with the Senate's wishes for Senator Grassley's recovery from the virus, noting that he reported he still feels fine. Under the heading Coronavirus, a Senator says Republicans spent months trying to pass a bipartisan rescue package, that Democrats blocked targeted proposals including a renewed Paycheck Protection Program, and that the Speaker's bill removed funds for hiring and equipping local law enforcement. Another speaker says President Trump has not accepted the election result, fired the chief election security officer Chris Krebs and cannot stop Joe Biden from being sworn in as President on January 20.
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S7048 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 18, 2020
All of the Senate’s thoughts and posal, the Speaker literally took out— Now, it has been nearly 2 weeks since
prayers are with our distinguished col- listen to this—took out hundreds of every major news network called the
league, who reported yesterday evening millions of dollars for hiring, equip- Presidential election for Joe Biden.
that he still feels fine. We hope that ping, and training local law enforce- Preparations for the incoming Biden
will remain the case. Certainly, if any ment. I guess by their account, the po- administration are well under way, and
Member of this body has the good lice don’t count as ‘‘Heroes’’ any still—still—President Trump refuses to
health and stamina to kick the virus to longer. accept reality.
the curb, it is Senator GRASSLEY. By playing all-or-nothing hardball This morning brought a fresh series
So we will look forward to seeing him with a proposal this radical, our col- of Presidential delusions on Twitter.
soon. leagues have thus far guaranteed that President Trump declared—sometimes
CORONAVIRUS American workers and families get in capital letters—that the election
Madam President, now on an entirely nothing at all. was a fraud, a joke, and even unconsti-
The pace of our economic recovery tutional. Imagine that, an unconstitu-
different matter, Senate Republicans
and the promise of vaccines on the ho- tional election. That is because
have spent months—months—trying to
rizon give us reasons for major hope, Trump’s ego is such, when he doesn’t
get another bipartisan rescue package
but we are nowhere near—nowhere win, everything is wrong, false, et
passed and signed into law for the
near—out of the woods yet. Vaccines cetera.
American people. President Trump, get out of your
will need to be distributed nationwide
For months, our position has been bubble. You lost. Joe Biden will be
and quickly. Republicans’ targeted pro-
entirely consistent. We want to reach sworn in as the next President of the
posal provided billions of dollars to
agreement on all the areas where com- United States on January 20. There is
make that happen, but Democrats
promise is well within reach, send hun- nothing you can do to stop it. Get out
blocked it.
dreds of billions of dollars to urgent The PPP has helped millions of of the bubble and work on a transition.
and uncontroversial programs, and let American workers and small businesses Last night, continuing President
Washington argue over the rest later. hang on thus far, but now, in the home Trump’s outrageous and dishonest be-
There is no reason why doing right stretch, they need more help. Repub- havior, President Trump fired our
by struggling families should wait licans’ targeted proposal would have country’s chief election security offi-
until we resolve every difference on renewed that lifeline for the hardest cer, Chris Krebs, an honorable public
every issue. But, unfortunately, both hit small businesses, but again, Demo- servant, because he confirmed that our
Speaker PELOSI and the Democratic crats blocked it. elections were secure. This reinforced
leader have been equally consistent, So think about it. We moved Heaven the No. 1 rule of working for Donald
and they don’t think Congress should and Earth and spent mountains of Trump: You can never tell the truth.
do anything at all—anything, unless money to help workers keep their jobs But no matter whom he fires or how
they get to cash out a far-left ideolog- and help small businesses keep the many times he tweets, President
ical wish list, including things with lights on from the springtime all the Trump cannot change reality. He lost
zero relationship to the present crisis. way up to now, but now, after all that, the Presidential election. Joe Biden
They have continued to insist that with the end seemingly in sight, we will be the next President of the United
Congress must pass their so-called He- might lose the hardest hit small busi- States, and it is time for President
roes Act or do nothing at all. nesses in the home stretch because Trump to quit the nonsense, admit the
The problem is that their proposal is Democrats have refused—refused—to truth, and move on. Anytime my Re-
a multitrillion-dollar laughingstock let us continue helping. We kept family publican colleagues want to tell him
that never had a chance of becoming businesses alive for months and that would be fine by me.
law. months, only to see some of them fail CORONAVIRUS
Let’s recall what Speaker PELOSI’s now, with vaccines on the horizon, be- Madam President, now, on another
own Members said when she first re- cause Democrats have blocked another matter entirely, the country is facing
leased this proposal: round of PPP. the worst phase of the pandemic. As
I think the Heroes Act went too far. It got Well, it is not too late to make a dif- the number of new infections and hos-
loaded up with a bunch of political wish list ference. Republicans stand ready to de- pitalizations threaten, once again, to
things. liver this urgent aid. Let’s fund all the overwhelm the capacity of our
This is Washington politics at its worst programs where there is not even real healthcare system, we have to make
. . . a partisan wish list.
disagreement—just the ones where sure that our nurses and doctors and
It’s a middle finger to the American peo-
ple. there is no disagreement—and let’s do all of our healthcare professionals have
it now. We just need Democrats to fi- the PPE they need to protect them-
These are all reactions of House nally get serious about this. selves and their patients safely.
Democrats. And no wonder, because I suggest the absence of a quorum. We all remember the early days of
here are just some of the demands the The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- the crisis, when healthcare profes-
Speaker will not drop: a massive tax pore. The clerk will call the roll. sionals in some parts of the country
cut specifically for wealthy people in The senior assistant legislative clerk were forced to jury-rig masks and
blue States; a colossal slush fund for proceeded to call the roll. gloves from spare clothing and bits of
consistently mismanaged State and Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I string. In my home State of New York,
city governments, with no linkage to ask unanimous consent that the order nursing homes alone were burning
actual pandemic needs. for the quorum call be rescinded. through 12 million pieces of PPE a
These things are included, but they The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- week during the height of the pan-
managed to completely leave out—lis- pore. Without objection, it is so or- demic in April. The recent surge in
ten to this—leave out entirely any new dered. cases might bring us all back to or be-
funding for a second round of the job- RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY LEADER
yond the peak levels we saw earlier
saving Paycheck Protection Program— The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- this year. We must do everything—ev-
something we made sure to include in pore. The Democratic leader is recog- erything—in our power to avoid a re-
every Republican offering. They want nized. peat of the widespread PPE shortages.
to spend $3 trillion but couldn’t find 2020 ELECTIONS So I am joining Senators MURRAY,
one cent—one cent—of new money for Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, PETERS, BALDWIN, and MURPHY to in-
the job-saving program that has kept first, let me join all of my colleagues troduce new legislation that authorizes
small businesses afloat from coast to in wishing the Senate pro tempore, the $10 billion for the Strategic National
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coast. senior Senator from Iowa, Senator Stockpile to purchase large quantities
Oh, and by the way, because the far- GRASSLEY, a speedy and quick recov- of PPE, including N95 respirators,
left decided in the summertime they ery. We know he is a strong man, and gloves, gowns, face masks, face shields,
didn’t much like the men and women of we have every confidence he will beat and surgical masks.
law enforcement anymore, between the this back, as he has beaten many other The N95 masks don’t need to be worn
first and second version of this pro- adversities back in the past. by every American on a daily basis, but
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