America Needs Targeted Assistance (Cong. Rec., Nov. 20, 2020)
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The Congressional Record, Volume 166, No. 198, for Friday, November 20, 2020, with House proceedings. Mr. Evans says Philadelphia constituents need more COVID relief and urges the Senate to pass the Heroes Act instead of confirming more judges. Under the heading America Needs Targeted Assistance, Ms. Craig describes the harm to Minnesota small businesses and her bill that would let businesses with 100 or fewer employees receive a second PPP loan. Mr. Carter of Georgia congratulates Jim Galloway on his retirement from the AJC after over 41 years, Mr. Marshall celebrates vaccine news and Mr. Thompson celebrates National Philanthropy Day.
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116 th CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION
United States
of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE
Vol. 166 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2020 No. 198
House of Representatives
The House met at 9 a.m. and was ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Jim knows Atlanta like the back of
called to order by the Speaker. The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- his hand, and he covered some of its
tain up to five requests for 1-minute most prominent figures and events.
f He was responsible for creating the
speeches on each side of the aisle.
AJC’s Political Insider Blog, which is
PRAYER f one of the south’s most influential po-
The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick litical news sites.
PHILADELPHIANS NEED MORE
J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: Starting in 1992, Jim led the news-
COVID RELIEF NOW
God of Heaven and Earth, we give paper’s Presidential coverage. He also
You thanks for giving us another day. (Mr. EVANS asked and was given covered various topics on religion, and
Bless the Members of the people’s permission to address the House for 1 even led the AJC foreign desk.
House as they return to their home dis- minute.) I am thankful for Jim’s many years
tricts. For the first time in our lives, Mr. EVANS. Madam Speaker, my of dedication to reporting in an honest
families will be gathering, or not gath- constituents in Philadelphia need more and balanced manner, and I wish him
ering to celebrate what we have to be COVID relief now. Many of them are the best as he begins his retirement.
thankful for as Americans. We are so worried or scared, but the Republican f
aware of what we have lost. Have Senate is still focused on confirming
more Trump judges. AMERICA NEEDS TARGETED
mercy on us.
The House passed the Heroes Act, ASSISTANCE
We do thank You, and thank all
those in our country who have labored which gives us more of what we need, (Ms. CRAIG asked and was given per-
through these months to provide serv- an extension of the $600 of weekly un- mission to address the House for 1
ices to our communities, to teach our employment subsidy, not more Trump minute and to revise and extend her re-
children, to care for our sick. In these judges; marks.)
seasons of gathering, keep us safe, and Urgent relief for small businesses Ms. CRAIG. Mr. Speaker, nearly 8
help us to be mindful of so many who like restaurants, not more Trump months ago, our lives changed dramati-
have not the benefits we enjoy as judges; cally due to the COVID–19 pandemic.
Americans. Emergency rental assistance and pro- With cases surging across the country
tection from eviction or foreclosure, and in Minnesota, the devastation to
May all that is done be for Your
not more Trump judges; our small businesses is significantly in-
greater honor and glory.
Help for airline workers, not more creasing.
Amen. Main Street businesses are the back-
Trump judges;
f bone of our local economies. They
Funding, testing, tracing, treatment
bring value to our communities and to
to crush the virus and reopen safely,
THE JOURNAL our lives. We must act with urgency to
not more Trump judges.
The SPEAKER. Pursuant to section support those most impacted by this
I urge the Senate to pass the Heroes
4(a) of House Resolution 967, the Jour- pandemic.
Act now. We have legislation to do this. My
nal of the last day’s proceedings is ap-
f bill, the Prioritized Paycheck Protec-
proved.
tion Program, would allow small busi-
CONGRATULATING JIM GALLOWAY
f nesses with 100 or fewer employees who
(Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and have sustained significant losses due to
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was given permission to address the COVID–19 to receive a second PPP
The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman House for 1 minute and to revise and loan.
from Pennsylvania (Mr. EVANS) come extend his remarks.) In addition, we need to provide tar-
forward and lead the House in the Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- geted assistance to specific industries.
Pledge of Allegiance. er, I rise today to congratulate and I have cosponsored the RES-
Mr. EVANS led the Pledge of Alle- honor Jim Galloway on his retirement TAURANTS Act and Save our Stages
giance as follows: from The Atlanta Journal-Constitu- Act, which would create grant pro-
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the tion. grams so our restaurants and inde-
United States of America, and to the Repub- He most recently served as AJC’s po- pendent entertainment venues can sur-
lic for which it stands, one nation under God, litical columnist and has been a writer vive these unprecedented and unpre-
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. and editor there for over 41 years. dictable times.
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I urge my colleagues to come to- CELEBRATING NATIONAL ship from the Senate and the outgoing
gether behind a bipartisan relief bill to PHILANTHROPY DAY Trump administration to get the job
protect our small businesses and local (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania done.
economies. asked and was given permission to ad- f
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dress the House for 1 minute and to re- b 0915
vise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. RECOGNIZING THE DAHL
ONE MORE THING TO BE Mr. Speaker, I rise today as a founder BROTHERS
THANKFUL FOR of the Service Organization Caucus to (Mr. VAN DREW asked and was given
(Mr. MARSHALL asked and was celebrate National Philanthropy Day, permission to address the House for 1
given permission to address the House an opportunity to recognize and cele- minute and to revise and extend his re-
for 1 minute.) brate the many acts of kindness and marks.)
Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. Speaker, bells service that individuals and organiza- Mr. VAN DREW. Mr. Speaker, I
should be ringing today, and I just tions across this Nation do each day. would like to recognize two senior air-
don’t mean on Wall Street. Across the Serving others has always been a pas- men, brothers from south Jersey whose
entire Nation, bells should be ringing. sion of mine. From being a volunteer commitment to this country and their
Today, as I have been promising firefighter to being involved in scout- family embody all that makes America
since early summer, not one but two ing, I have always believed it is my so amazing.
vaccines will ask the FDA for emer- duty to give back. Thomas ‘‘Jeff’’ Dahl, Jr., and Charles
gency use authorization. Service plays a key role in sup- Dahl are the sons of Lieutenant Colo-
Congratulations to President Trump. porting and uplifting our communities. nel Tom and Jennifer Dahl.
Congratulations to Vice President The amazing service and philanthropic Jeff joined the New Jersey Air Force
PENCE and his Warp Speed team. Con- organizations across the Nation that National Guard in January 2018 as a
gratulations to Pfizer and BioNTech. give countless hours serving others and fuel systems apprentice and currently
You did it. American innovation has doing their part deserve a big thank attends Rutgers University in New Jer-
persevered again. you. sey.
We have three million doses right I am honored to co-chair the Service Charles Dahl joined the National
now, enough to vaccinate every nurs- Organization Caucus with my colleague Guard in May 2019 as a munitions as-
ing home patient in America. We will and friend, Congressman PANETTA of sistant apprentice.
have 50 million doses by December California. Both men are avid and well-known
being distributed, as well. I encourage everyone to do their part outdoorsmen, and they are committed
Thanks to almighty God who in- in honor of National Philanthropy Day. to their community and south Jersey.
spired the scientists who led to the dis- To my colleagues, I invite you to join These young men are in the pool to
covery. me on this service caucus where we can deploy with the 177th Fighter Wing in
Indeed, bells will be ringing across work together from both sides of the 2021. This carries on a family legacy of
America this Thanksgiving. We have aisle to promote and to support our combat deployments going back to
one more thing to be thankful for. local volunteer service organizations. their grandfather, who deployed to
Korea, and their father, who deployed
f to Iraq and Afghanistan.
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AMERICANS NEED RELIEF Men, you inspire all of us with your
IN HONOR OF INTERNATIONAL lives and the future that I know will be
(Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire an inspiration for many others. I was
TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEM- asked and was given permission to ad-
BRANCE happy to crash your party that day and
dress the House for 1 minute and to re- get to know you just a little bit better.
(Mr. KENNEDY asked and was given vise and extend her remarks.) God bless you, God bless what you do,
permission to address the House for 1 Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire. Mr. God bless your bravery, and God bless
minute and to revise and extend his re- Speaker, I rise today to urge my col- the United States of America.
marks.) leagues and leadership in Congress to
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Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Speaker, just reach a compromise and pass much-
this year alone, 37 beautiful needed relief as our country continues MILLIONS NEED OUR HELP
transgender or gender nonconforming to respond to the COVID–19 pandemic. (Ms. WEXTON asked and was given
people in this country have been mur- The dramatic rise in cases and deaths permission to address the House for 1
dered. are alarming and require a strong and minute and to revise and extend her re-
This abhorrent, unacceptable vio- urgent response from the Federal Gov- marks.)
lence must end. ernment to continue supporting our Ms. WEXTON. Mr. Speaker, COVID
On this International Transgender local response across this country. cases in my district are doubling, tri-
Day of Remembrance I would like to We must extend critical unemploy- pling, or worse. From the D.C. suburbs
take this moment to read the names ment assistance to the thousands of to the rural areas, no part is immune.
and to honor their memories: Dustin Granite Staters who have lost their What is it going to take to burst the
Parker, Neulisa Luciano Ruiz, Yampi jobs and will see their benefits expire bubble our Senate colleagues are living
Mendez Arocho, Scottlyn DeVore, the day after Christmas. in and wake them up to reality? Be-
Monika Diamond, Lexi, Johanna We must provide relief for our State cause in this reality, 12 million Ameri-
Metzger, Serena Angelique Velazquez and local governments that have spent cans are going to lose their unemploy-
Ramos, Layla Pelaez Sanchez, Penel- millions of dollars responding to this ment benefits next month if we don’t
ope Diaz Ramirez, Nina Pop, Helle Jae pandemic and are facing devastating act. In this reality, tens of thousands
O’Regan, Tony McDade, Dominique budget shortfalls when the legislature of small businesses are on track to
‘‘Rem’mie’’ Fells, Riah Milton, Jayne reconvenes in January. close their doors for good by the end of
Thompson, Selena Reyes-Hernandez, Small businesses, especially res- the winter.
Brian ‘‘Egypt’’ Powers, Brayla Stone, taurants, continue to face the negative If our Senate colleagues continue to
Merci Mack, Shaki Peters, Bree Black, economic consequences of this pan- sit on their hands and continue to do
Summer Taylor, Marilyn Cazares, Dior demic, and Congress must renew crit- nothing, then on top of a public health
H Ova, Queasha Hardy, Aja Raquell ical portions of the bipartisan CARES crisis and an economic crisis, we are
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Rhone-Spears, Lea Rayshon Daye, Kee Act that served as a lifeline for our also going to have a homelessness cri-
Sam, Aerrion Burnett, Mia Green, business community. sis as eviction and foreclosure morato-
Michelle Michellyn Ramos Vargas, The House has already passed two riums expire.
Felycya Harris, Brooklyn Deshuna, comprehensive pieces of legislation, Mr. Speaker, I am urging leaders of
Sara Blackwood, Angel Unique, Yuni and I was proud to support these bills. both parties in both Chambers of Con-
Carey. We need to see real action and leader- gress to come together, and let’s vote
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