Congressional Record, House, February 26, 2021, Page H762

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A page of the Congressional Record, House, dated February 26, 2021, at page H762, after a recess. The Speaker pro tempore, Ms. Jacobs of California, calls the House to order at 8:35 p.m., and Mr. McGovern, from the Committee on Rules, submits a privileged report, Rept. No. 117–8, on H. Res. 166, providing for consideration of H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, under a closed rule with 1 hour of debate and one motion to recommit. Mr. McGovern says nine committees have marked up portions of the bill and that it provides an additional $1,400 per person. Mr. Burgess says Republicans have been completely excluded from the process and acknowledges a letter he sent to the chairman of the Rules Committee about Capitol security.

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H762 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 26, 2021
b 2035 over 10 hours and reported a rule, scale of the problem that we face.
AFTER RECESS House Resolution 166, providing for Nearly 7 in 10 Americans support this
consideration of H.R. 1319, the Amer- plan. More than 150 leaders of our Na-
The recess having expired, the House ican Rescue Plan Act of 2021, under a tion’s top businesses came out this
was called to order by the Speaker pro closed rule. week in support of this plan.
tempore (Ms. JACOBS of California) at 8 The rule provides 1 hour of debate Republican officeholders like the
o’clock and 35 minutes p.m. equally divided among and controlled Governor of West Virginia have encour-
f by the chairs and ranking minority aged Congress to go big here. And local
members, or their designees, of the Republican leaders, like the mayor of
REPORT ON RESOLUTION PRO-
Committee on the Budget and the Com- Miami, and so many other Republican
VIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF
mittee on Ways and Means. mayors across this country from red
H.R. 1319, AMERICAN RESCUE
The rule self-executes a manager’s States, support our President’s pro-
PLAN ACT OF 2021 posal. This is a bipartisan response to
amendment by Chairman YARMUTH and
Mr. MCGOVERN, from the Com- provides one motion to recommit. the coronavirus crisis.
mittee on Rules, submitted a privi- Madam Speaker, since the emergence We all joined together on the Capitol
leged report (Rept. No. 117–8) on the of the coronavirus, our Nation has been steps on Tuesday to mark the 500,000
resolution (H. Res. 166) providing for in a perpetual state of mourning. The lives lost to the coronavirus in this
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1319) to number of Americans killed by this country. We didn’t stand as Democrats
provide for reconciliation pursuant to pandemic is nearly equal to one death or Republicans, but as one Congress.
title II of S. Con. Res. 5, which was re- a minute every minute for a year. We mourn the empty seats at dinner
ferred to the House Calendar and or- Every corner of society has been im- tables, and the missed graduations, and
dered to be printed. pacted: More than 18 million Ameri- weddings the same way, not from our
f cans are receiving unemployment bene- partisan corners, but as one American
family.
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION fits; nearly 24 million Americans are
Through our grief, we should respond
OF H.R. 1319, AMERICAN RESCUE going hungry with roughly 12 million here the same way. United in our pur-
PLAN ACT OF 2021 children living in households with food pose to defeat this pandemic and re-
insecurity; up to 40 million Americans build our Nation.
Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, by cannot afford to pay rent; 8 of 10 mi-
direction of the Committee on Rules, I Madam Speaker, I urge all my col-
nority-owned businesses are on the leagues to stand together and with the
call up House Resolution 166 and ask brink of closure; and I could go on and
for its immediate consideration. American people in support of this
on and on, Madam Speaker. This is a plan. Let’s act big. Let’s act bold. Let’s
The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- time to act and to act boldly.
lows: crush this virus.
That is why we began work on the Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal-
H. RES. 166 American Rescue Plan nearly 1 month ance of my time.
Resolved, That immediately upon adoption ago. Nine committees have now Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
of this resolution, the House shall proceed to marked up portions of the bill, spend- thank the gentleman from Massachu-
the consideration in the House of the bill ing more than 100 hours debating more setts for yielding me the customary 30
(H.R. 1319) to provide for reconciliation pur-
than 400 amendments. We have acted minutes, and I yield myself such time
suant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5. All points
of order against consideration of the bill are swiftly, Madam Speaker, but we have as I may consume.
waived. The amendment printed in the re- also acted deliberately, guided by the Madam Speaker, just before I begin, I
port of the Committee on Rules accom- reality that the American people need also want to acknowledge that I had
panying this resolution shall be considered us to act urgently. sent the chairman of the Rules Com-
as adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be More vaccines need to get to more mittee a letter earlier in the week, to
considered as read. All points of order people, so this plan will set up commu- which he today kindly responded, and I
against provisions in the bill, as amended, nity vaccination sites nationwide. Our appreciate the prompt response to my
are waived. The previous question shall be concerns about Capitol security.
schools need to safely reopen, so this
considered as ordered on the bill, as amend- Madam Speaker, today’s rule pro-
ed, and on any further amendment thereto, bill will deliver new resources to help
them do so. Working families need vides for consideration of H.R. 1319, the
to final passage without intervening motion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
except: (1) one hour of debate equally divided more immediate relief, so the Amer-
among and controlled by the chair and rank- ican Rescue Plan also provides an addi- Throughout this process, Republicans
ing minority member of the Committee on tional $1,400 per person and direct as- have been completely excluded. I sit on
the Budget or their respective designees and sistance. That will bring the total the Committee on Energy and Com-
the chair and ranking minority member of amount of direct assistance recently merce, I sit on the Budget Committee,
the Committee on Ways and Means or their
provided to $2,000 per person. and I sit on the Rules Committee, and
respective designees; and (2) one motion to throughout the markups in each of
recommit.
This bill also extends unemployment
benefits and boosts the Federal min- these committees Republicans offered
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- imum wage so that 27 million workers sincere amendments to improve the
tleman from Massachusetts is recog- get a raise. Sadly, the Senate rules will bill for the American people.
nized for 1 hour. While only 2 of the 245 Republican
cause this provision to be removed
Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, for amendments offered were adopted, the
when it is considered there.
the purpose of debate only, I yield the rule before us today strips out the one
But I want the American people to
customary 30 minutes to the gen- amendment adopted by a rollcall vote.
know this, we, on the Democratic side, Earlier today in the Rules Com-
tleman from Texas (Mr. BURGESS), we will not stop fighting to make a
pending which I yield myself such time mittee, over 200 amendments were of-
minimum wage increase a reality. No fered and debated, not a single one was
as I may consume. During consider- one, and I mean no one, who works full
ation of this resolution, all time yield- made in order. The American people at
time in the richest nation on this plan- least deserve to have the suggestions of
ed is for the purpose of debate only. et should have to live in poverty. Members that they elected to be de-
GENERAL LEAVE There is also nutrition assistance in- bated on the House floor. They don’t
Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I cluded to combat the growing hunger have to be adopted, but they should at
ask unanimous consent that all Mem- crisis. And support for local commu- least be heard on the House floor. It
bers have 5 legislative days in which to nities on the frontlines of this health seems that the Democrats are unwill-
revise and extend their remarks. emergency. There is aid here for small ing to allow elected Members of Con-
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there businesses, expanded PPP eligibility,

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objection to the request of the gen- and resources for our first responders, their constituents.
tleman from Massachusetts? for our teachers, for our transit work-
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Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, This is what it looks like when Con- With $1 trillion of funding left
today the Rules Committee met for gress acts in a way that matches the unspent from the previous—from the

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