House Debate on H. Res. 198 and H.R. 1319, March 9, 2021 — Congressional Record
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A page of the Congressional Record, House, dated March 9, 2021, at page H1164, with debate on House Resolution 198, providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Mr. McGovern calls up the resolution, whose text is printed, and describes the bill as a lifeline, citing 12 million children in households with food insecurity and up to 40 million people who cannot pay rent. Mr. Burgess opposes the package, saying only 9 percent is dedicated to crushing the coronavirus and that 211 Republicans representing nearly 150 million Americans have been shut out of the process.
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H1164 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 9, 2021
PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION going hungry. Roughly 12 million chil- Madam Speaker, today’s rule pro-
OF SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. dren are living in households with food vides for consideration of the Senate
1319, AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN insecurity. Up to 40 million people can- amendment to H.R. 1319, the American
ACT OF 2021 not afford to pay rent and fear evic- Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, by tion. Over 2 million women have been First, the House considered the budg-
forced to leave the workforce. Eight of et resolution setting the budget rec-
direction of the Committee on Rules, I
10 minority businesses are on the brink onciliation instructions for this mas-
call up House Resolution 198 and ask
of closure. That is what COVID has sive coronavirus relief bill. Then, the
for its immediate consideration.
wrought in America today. House considered and passed, on a par-
The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- This is more than a Band-Aid; this is tisan basis, the budget resolution au-
lows: a lifeline, Madam Speaker. It will put thorizing a deficit increase of nearly $2
H. RES. 198 more vaccines in arms, put more kids trillion. After an all-night vote-a-rama
Resolved, That upon adoption of this reso- back safely in schools, put more money in the Senate, the House will consider
lution it shall be in order to take from the in people’s pockets, and put more peo- this package for the third time.
Speaker’s table the bill (H.R. 1319) to provide ple back to work. It is hard to over- Three times the House will have de-
for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S.
Con. Res. 5, with the Senate amendment
state just how important this is. bated and passed a partisan package,
thereto, and to consider in the House, with-
This bill, Madam Speaker, attacks and only 9 percent is dedicated to actu-
out intervention of any point of order, a mo- inequality and poverty in ways we ally crushing the coronavirus. This
tion offered by the chair of the Committee haven’t seen in a generation. This leg- isn’t just disappointing; it is irrespon-
on the Budget or his designee that the House islation makes the biggest investments sible, and it is unrepresentative of the
concur in the Senate amendment. The Sen- in our workers and our middle class American people.
ate amendment and the motion shall be con- that I have seen in my two-and-a-half Currently, Democrats only hold the
sidered as read. The motion shall be debat- decades of service here. majority by five Representatives. That
able for two hours equally divided among Make no mistake, I am disappointed means that the 211 Republicans, rep-
and controlled by the chair and ranking mi- to see the cut in the unemployment in-
nority member of the Committee on the
resenting nearly 150 million Ameri-
surance made over in the Senate, and cans, have been shut out of this proc-
Budget or their respective designees and the
we are going to keep fighting to raise ess; 150 million Americans are not rep-
chair and ranking minority member of the
Committee on Ways and Means or their re- the minimum wage so that no one who resented in the package before us
spective designees. The previous question works full time lives in poverty. We are today.
shall be considered as ordered on the motion going to keep focusing on the hunger Madam Speaker, we all want to pro-
to its adoption without intervening motion. crisis in this country until we end it vide the resources to successfully
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. once and for all. These should be funda- emerge on the other side of the pan-
JACKSON LEE). The gentleman from mental priorities of the wealthiest na- demic. This bill does include funding
Massachusetts is recognized for 1 hour. tion on the planet. for testing and vaccine deployment, as
Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, for But let’s be clear. Today, we are on well as some economic support and aid
the doorstep of history. We are about to those who are unemployed or experi-
the purpose of debate only, I yield the
to send the most sweeping and progres- encing food shortages, but this support
customary 30 minutes to the distin-
sive economic investment in modern is not targeted toward those identified
guished gentleman from Texas (Mr.
times to the President of the United as most vulnerable.
BURGESS), pending which I yield myself States: $1,400 in direct payments, a his-
such time as I may consume. During This bill includes $1,400 in economic
toric child allowance, school infra- stimulus payments to anyone making
consideration of this resolution, all structure, an expansion of the Afford-
time yielded is for the purpose of de- $75,000 a year or less, including those
able Care Act, student loan relief, bil- who may not have lost their jobs or ex-
bate only. lions in rental assistance, aid that will
GENERAL LEAVE
perienced reduced employment. In ad-
cut child poverty in half, and I could go dition, there is no mechanism to en-
Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I on and on and on. sure that these payments go only to
ask unanimous consent that all Mem- Everything included in this final
American citizens.
bers may have 5 legislative days in package is necessary to crush the virus Republicans were pleased that the in-
which to revise and extend their re- and revitalize our economy. frastructure projects in California and
marks. As I have noted, I have been in Con-
New York, projects that had nothing to
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there gress for more than 20 years, but this,
do with coronavirus relief, have been
objection to the request of the gen- Madam Speaker, this is among my
removed. We are glad of that.
tleman from Massachusetts? proudest moments. My Democratic colleagues may argue
There was no objection. I want to thank our distinguished
that these projects would have created
Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, Speaker, NANCY PELOSI, and my fellow
jobs, but why then are Democrats also
today, the Rules Committee met and committee chairs who worked so hard
on this bill. I want to thank Budget providing $125 billion to schools even if
reported a rule, House Resolution 198, they remain closed? Teachers want to
providing for a motion to concur with Committee Chair YARMUTH and all of
my colleagues here in the House for teach. Teachers want to be safely in
the Senate amendment to H.R. 1319, their classrooms teaching. The Centers
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. getting us to this point.
Democrats on both sides of the Cap- for Disease Control has confirmed that
The rule provides 2 hours of debate with appropriate safety precautions,
itol, together with the Biden adminis-
on the motion, equally divided and con- the risk of coronavirus transmission in
tration, have crafted something his-
trolled by the chairs and ranking mi- schools is minimal. In fact, many
toric. In 1 day, with a single vote in
nority members of the Committees on States are prioritizing teachers for vac-
favor of this bill, we will change the
Budget and Ways and Means. lives of millions of Americans for the cines. Madam Speaker, our State of
Madam Speaker, a once-in-a-century better. Texas is doing so. Why are we paying
pandemic brought us the need to act, For all of our important work, day in schools to keep them home?
and a Democratic Congress and a and day out, we don’t get many This bill also provides $362 billion for
Democratic President have seized the chances like this. I urge all of my col- State and local governments. The
moment, not as a chance to help big leagues to join me in voting for this CARES Act, passed on March 27, al-
corporations or the already well-off, as rule and the underlying rescue plan. ready provided a $150 billion
those on the other side have done over Let us rise and meet this moment, Coronavirus Relief Fund to help local
and over again, but as an opportunity and let’s send this historic bill to the entities with lost revenue during the
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to invest in our workers, our students, President’s desk for his signature. shutdowns. However, many local au-
our communities, and the very people Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- thorities have chosen to keep their
who need help the most. ance of my time. economies shut down, despite a drop in
More than 18 million Americans are Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I coronavirus cases and the effectiveness
receiving unemployment benefits yield myself such time as I may con- of safety measures like social
today. Nearly 24 million adults are sume. distancing and mask-wearing.
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March 9, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1165
Congress should not bail out State [From Politico, Mar. 5, 2021] hoped that ‘‘hearing from local officials that
and local governments for mismanage- ‘CHECK PARTISANSHIP AT THE DOOR’: BIDEN are on the ground, day in and day out, will
ment that occurred prior to the pan- FINDS GOP ALLIES FOR RESCUE MONEY be something that motivates elected officials
from both parties’’ to support the funding.
demic. The total revenue loss of State (By Kellie Mejdrich)
GOP lawmakers say that a surge in tax
and local governments during the pan- Republicans in Congress attacking Presi- revenue for most states following last year’s
demic is $7.6 billion. This bill provides dent Joe Biden’s plan to pour hundreds of massive aid packages makes more help un-
over $219 billion, and it is available billions of dollars in pandemic relief aid into necessary now. But while the financial pic-
until expended. local governments are facing resistance— ture is brighter than many officials pro-
from GOP-run states and cities. jected, some of the states hardest hit by the
Let me say that again: It is available Republican mayors in Texas, Arizona,
until expended. That is $200 billion pandemic are represented by these law-
Florida and Oklahoma are among those makers.
more than the lost revenue due to the backing Biden’s state and local government A recent report from Moody’s Analytics
pandemic, the crisis which this bill is funding plan as part of the $1.9 trillion showed that five of the 10 states with the
meant to target. coronavirus aid bill that’s before the Senate, biggest budget shortfalls are Louisiana,
defying GOP lawmakers in Washington, who Oklahoma, Alaska, Florida and Kansas. They
are broadly resisting the spending. were among 19 states where Moody’s identi-
b 1515 ‘‘In a crisis and an emergency, you check fied looming budget shortfalls even after ac-
This bill also provides $400 million partisanship at the door, and you get counting for federal aid and local reserves.
through the crisis,’’ said John Giles, the Re- Ten of the 19 are represented by at least one
for an emergency food and shelter pro-
publican mayor of Mesa, Ariz. ‘‘You can get GOP senator.
gram, with $110 million set aside spe- back to playing politics when the crisis is
cifically for humanitarian relief to ‘‘It would be a dereliction of duty for me
over. And so this is one of those times.’’ not to try to fight for $116 million that would
families and individuals encountered The clash between local and national Re- allow us to restore our police, fire and other
by Department of Homeland Security publicans is a rare public division in a party core services,’’ said Oklahoma City Mayor
officials. that has generally been united in opposition David Holt, a Republican.
Since his first day in office, Presi- to policies being pushed by Biden and Demo- City and county leaders are amplifying
crats in control of Congress. It’s a breach calls for support because the new bill sets
dent Biden has worked to overturn the
that Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi aside more than $100 billion for municipal
advances achieved by the Trump ad- have gone out of their way to exploit as the and county governments—just over $120 bil-
ministration to limit border crossings coronavirus legislation enters the final lion in a ‘‘local fiscal recovery fund,’’ accord-
by those undocumented, which is par- stretch. ing to the latest Senate version of the bill.
ticularly concerning given that limited Lawmakers including Senate Minority So while just 38 cities got funding in the
coronavirus testing is occurring along Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Sens. first round in March, the United States Con-
our Southern border. Just recently, Rick Scott and Marco Rubio of Florida, and ference of Mayors estimates the new formula
over 100 individuals crossing without Ted Cruz of Texas have been among the most expands eligibility to 19,000 cities, towns and
vocal national Republicans in rejecting the villages. That’s why more than 30 Repub-
documentation tested positive for the
aid, calling it a ‘‘bailout’’ of what they say lican mayors signed on to the letter in sup-
coronavirus, but were subsequently re- are poorly run Democratic states and argu- port of the package last month that Pelosi
leased into the interior of the United ing that state budgets fared much better touted, with Giles, Holt, Suarez and Wil-
States. than expected during the pandemic. They liams among them.
We cannot allow the desires of for- also say that a good chunk of the money Giles said the city of Mesa was lucky
eign nationals to come before the needs doled out to the states by Congress last year enough to get $90 million in the first round
of American citizens. We should pro- remains unspent. of aid, but added, ‘‘We could have turned in
McConnell slammed the relief package in twice that much in receipts that were tied to
vide testing and personal protective
his opening remarks Friday, calling it ‘‘an virus relief; our expenses have gone higher.’’
equipment to all encountered along our ideological spending spree packed with non- ‘‘Because we’re in the food bank business,
Southern border so that we can protect Covid-related policies’’ and panning the $350 we’re in the buying laptop computers for
our frontline officials and protect billion targeted for state governments as a school business, we’re in the rent, utility
American communities. ‘‘massive cash bailout for mismanaged state business. We’re doing all of these things that
These are only a few of the con- and local governments.’’ we weren’t doing a year and a half ago,’’ he
cerning provisions included in this so- But Giles and other mayors say their resi- said.
dents are locked in a struggle to fill pantries Even some Republican governors have pub-
called relief package, but the most con- with food as municipal reserves and other licly vouched for the plan, including Asa
cerning piece is that Republicans’ par- dedicated funds are running dry. Hutchinson of Arkansas and Larry Hogan of
ticipation in this process was ex- ‘‘There has been an overwhelming backlash Maryland, citing the financial stakes ahead.
tremely limited by Democrats. Biparti- from our Republican congressmen and sen- Meanwhile, 22 Republican governors in a
sanship is not unprecedented. We came ators because of how much money is in this statement issued at the end of February
together to pass prior coronavirus re- bill,’’ said Arlington, Texas, Mayor Jeff Wil- criticized Biden’s funding plan—but only be-
lief bills. Literally, 1 year ago, March liams. ‘‘For us, the reality is the need is very cause their states will see a smaller share of
of last year, we passed three bipartisan much here for cities.’’ the direct grant funding compared to what
Williams said that when he talks with his Congress sent them in March.
coronavirus relief packages through counterparts in Washington he tells them ‘‘The new stimulus proposal allocates aid
the House and the Senate. And we can ‘‘we have seen the great economists of our based on a state’s unemployed population
do so again. country all come together’’ in support of rather than its actual population, which
Why now are the Democrats deciding these additional funds for state and local punishes states that took a measured ap-
Republicans are not worthy, we are not governments. proach to the pandemic and entered the cri-
worthy partners, and limiting the He also draws on comments by Federal Re- sis with healthy state budgets and strong
serve Chair Jerome Powell. While Powell economies,’’ read the statement, whose sig-
voices of our constituents?
hasn’t taken a specific position on state aid natories included Republican Governors Ron
Why should only half of the Congress or the coronavirus legislation itself, he has Desantis of Florida, Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma
be allowed to participate in the mak- often spoken of the drag on the economy and Doug Ducey of Arizona.
ing of a law that will affect the entire from the loss of more than a million state Many of Florida’s tourism-dependent cities
country? government jobs during the pandemic. have taken a financial beating, and the state
Is only half of the American popu- Biden underlined the conflict within the faces a big shortfall for the coming budget
party by inviting a bipartisan group of gov- year. Local media reported last month that
lation worth saving?
ernors and mayors to the White House last the state deficit was estimated at $2 billion.
Those are the questions being asked month to discuss local funding issues. Pelosi Yet the same day that Miami’s Suarez
today. With that, I urge opposition to late last month said Republicans in Congress traveled to Washington to discuss local fund-
the rule. were choosing to ‘‘mock’’ the aid package de- ing with the president, Republican Sen.
Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- spite its broad support, citing a bipartisan Scott slammed Biden’s proposed aid package
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ance of my time. letter signed by mayors across the country for the states in an editorial, saying the
requesting more aid—including signatures money would be used to ‘‘bail out fiscally ir-
Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I
from more than 30 Republicans. responsible governors in New York and Illi-
include in the RECORD an article that Miami Mayor Francis Suarez, a Republican nois.’’ Rubio, Florida’s other Republican sen-
appeared in Politico entitled, ‘‘ ‘Check who attended the White House meeting, told ator, has also spoken critically of more local
Partisanship At the Door’: Biden finds POLITICO, ‘‘We’re hoping that it doesn’t be- aid, saying that some states ‘‘see this as the
GOP allies for rescue money.’’ come a partisan punching bag.’’ He said he latest opportunity to get bailed out.’’
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But even with better outcomes for states One of the provisions included in the 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our
overall, state and local government employ- American Rescue Plan that I am par- kids out from behind screens and back
ment still hasn’t recovered from the pan- ticularly proud of, that I have cham- in the classroom.
demic downturn. The latest Bureau of Labor
pioned for nearly two decades, is the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
Statistics data show that they are still down
about 1.4 million jobs from a year ago—about expansion and the improvement of the chair understands that the gentleman
1 million of which are in education. child tax credit. In this plan, the credit from Massachusetts has not yielded for
Teryn Zmuda, chief economist of the Na- increases from $2,000 to $3,000 for chil- that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
tional Association of Counties, said states do dren 6–17, with an additional $600 each consent request cannot be entertained.
need the help. for children under 6. Think of that. It Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
‘‘Local government specifically is down 1 is a new lifeline to the middle class, now yield to the gentleman from Geor-
million of those 10 million jobs that the na-
and it cuts child poverty nearly in half. gia (Mr. HICE) for the purpose of a
tion is short right now,’’ Zmuda said. ‘‘So,
Franklin Roosevelt lifted seniors out unanimous consent request.
aid to local governments will get those 1
million workers back in the workforce.’’ of poverty—90 percent of them—with Mr. HICE of Georgia. Madam Speak-
Social Security. And with the stroke of er, I ask unanimous consent to call up
Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I
a pen, President Biden is going to lift H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to
raise that because the only place where
millions and millions of children out of get our kids out from behind screens
this bill isn’t bipartisan is here in
poverty in this country. and back in the classroom.
Washington. Republican mayors and As families struggle to stay in their
Republican Governors all across the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
home, feed their families, purchase ne- chair understands that the gentleman
country want this bill. Seventy percent cessities, this plan provides for hard-
of the American people want this bill. from Massachusetts has not yielded for
working Americans. It includes $12 bil- that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
But here in Washington, my Repub- lion in emergency food assistance, in-
lican friends think they know better consent request cannot be entertained.
cluding an extension of increased food Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
than their constituents. They have stamps. The relief also provides $45 bil-
what we call Potomac fever or they now yield to the gentleman from Vir-
lion for rental and mortgage assist- ginia (Mr. GOOD) for the purpose of a
have gone Washington on their con- ance.
stituents. unanimous consent request.
It is time to make a bold investment Mr. GOOD of Virginia. Madam Speak-
The bottom line is people back home in the health and the security of the
need help. People back home are strug- er, I ask unanimous consent to call up
American people. This is a watershed H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to
gling, businesses back home have been moment, an historic piece of legisla-
devastated because of this pandemic. get our kids out from behind screens
tion. We will vote for the American and back in the classrooms.
This is a bill designed to help the Rescue Plan with the determination to
American people. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
adequately meet the moment with chair understands that the gentleman
Before I yield to the gentlewoman strength, with action, and with hope.
from Connecticut, we are about to be from Massachusetts has not yielded for
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
treated to a little bit of theatrics, and yield to the gentlewoman from Iowa
I understand that they want to delay consent request cannot be entertained.
(Mrs. HINSON) for the purpose of a Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
the passage of this bill and bring up an unanimous consent request.
alternative, a bill that they claim is yield to the gentlewoman from Texas
Mrs. HINSON. Madam Speaker, I ask
going to help our schools but provides (Ms. VAN DUYNE) for the purpose of a
unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682,
no new funding. unanimous consent request.
the Reopen Schools Act, to get our
What we are doing here, Madam Ms. VAN DUYNE. Madam Speaker, I
kids out from behind screens and back
Speaker, is we are not only providing ask unanimous consent to call up H.R.
in the classroom.
funding to help our schools reopen safe- 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
ly, we are also providing money to help kids out from behind screens and back
Chair would advise that all time has
those who are unemployed, to help in the classroom.
been yielded for the purpose of debate
those who are hungry, to help our cit- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
only. Does the gentleman from Massa-
ies and towns that are on the verge of chair understands that the gentleman
chusetts yield for purposes of the unan-
laying off first responders. from Massachusetts has not yielded for
imous consent request?
In a moment, everybody in this Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
House needs to stand and be counted; will not yield for that purpose. All consent request cannot be entertained.
and on this side of the aisle—and I hope time yielded is for the purpose of de- Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
some of my Republican friends will bate only. now yield to the gentlewoman from Ar-
join with us—we are going to stand The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- izona (Mrs. LESKO) for the purpose of a
with the people. We are going to stand tleman from Massachusetts does not unanimous consent request.
with the people. yield. Therefore, the unanimous con- Mrs. LESKO. Madam Speaker, I ask
Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to sent request cannot be entertained. unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682,
the gentlewoman from Connecticut Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I the Reopen Schools Act, to get our
(Ms. DELAURO), the distinguished yield to the gentleman from California kids out from behind screens and back
chairwoman of the Committee on Ap- (Mr. MCCARTHY), the distinguished Re- into the classroom.
propriations. publican leader, for the purpose of a The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
Ms. DELAURO. Madam Speaker, unanimous consent request. chair understands that the gentleman
after a year of battling this pandemic, Mr. MCCARTHY. Madam Speaker, I from Massachusetts has not yielded for
our communities are on the edge, and ask unanimous consent to call up H.R. that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
the American Rescue Plan is here. 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our consent request cannot be entertained.
To the American public, help is on kids out from behind screens and back Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
the way. in the classroom. now yield to the gentleman from Lou-
It will put money directly into peo- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The isiana (Mr. JOHNSON) for the purpose of
ple’s pockets. The $1,400 per person chair now recognizes that the gen- a unanimous consent request.
payment, the expansion of unemploy- tleman from Massachusetts has not Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana. Madam
ment benefits will help people deal yielded for that purpose; therefore, the Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to
with increasing debt, paying rent, buy- unanimous consent request cannot be call up H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools
ing food, and paying healthcare bills. entertained. Act, to get our kids out from behind
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State and local funding is necessary to Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I screens and back in the classroom.
prevent our State and local govern- now yield to the gentleman from Ar- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
ments from relying on tax increases to kansas (Mr. CRAWFORD) for the purpose chair understands that the gentleman
stay afloat; to keep first responders, of a unanimous consent request. from Massachusetts has not yielded for
frontline health workers, and other Mr. CRAWFORD. Madam Speaker, I that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
providers of vital services on the job. ask unanimous consent to call up H.R. consent request cannot be entertained.
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Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our Mrs. BOEBERT. Madam Speaker, I
now yield to the gentleman from South kids out from behind screens and back ask unanimous consent to call up H.R.
Carolina (Mr. WILSON) for the purpose in the classroom. 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our
of a unanimous consent request. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The kids out from behind screens and back
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. chair understands that the gentleman in the classroom.
Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous con- from Massachusetts has not yielded for The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
sent to call up H.R. 682, the Reopen that purpose; therefore, the unanimous Chair understands that the gentleman
Schools Act, to get our kids out from consent request cannot be entertained. from Massachusetts has not yielded for
behind screens and back in the class- Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
room. now yield to the gentlewoman from consent request cannot be entertained.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The South Carolina (Ms. MACE) for the pur- Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
chair understands that the gentleman pose of a unanimous consent request. yield to the gentlewoman from Mis-
from Massachusetts has not yielded for Ms. MACE. Madam Speaker, as a sin- souri (Mrs. HARTZLER) for the purpose
that purpose; therefore, the unanimous gle working mom, I ask unanimous of a unanimous consent request.
consent request cannot be entertained. consent to call up H.R. 682, the Reopen Mrs. HARTZLER. Madam Speaker, I
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I Schools Act, to get our kids out from ask unanimous consent to call up H.R.
now yield to the gentleman from Iowa behind screens and back into the class- 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our
(Mr. FEENSTRA) for the purpose of a room. kids out from behind screens and back
unanimous consent request. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The in the classroom.
Mr. FEENSTRA. Madam Speaker, I chair understands that the gentleman The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
ask unanimous consent to call up H.R. from Massachusetts has not yielded for Chair understands that the gentleman
682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our that purpose; therefore, the unanimous from Massachusetts has not yielded for
kids out from behind screens and back consent request cannot be entertained. that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
in the classroom. The chair would advise Members that consent request cannot be entertained.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The even though a unanimous consent re- Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
chair understands that the gentleman quest is not entertained, embellish- yield to the gentlewoman from Georgia
from Massachusetts has not yielded for ments accompanying such requests (Mrs. GREENE) for the purpose of a
that purpose; therefore, the unanimous constitute debate and will become an unanimous consent request.
consent request cannot be entertained. imposition on the time of the Member Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Madam
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to
who yielded for that purpose.
now yield to the gentlewoman from call up H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
Iowa (Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS) for the pur- Act, to get our kids out from behind
now yield to the gentleman from Wis-
pose of a unanimous consent request. screens and back in the classroom.
Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Madam consin (Mr. FITZGERALD) for the pur-
pose of a unanimous consent request. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to Chair understands that the gentleman
call up H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Mr. FITZGERALD. Madam Speaker,
I ask unanimous consent to call up from Massachusetts has not yielded for
Act, to get our kids out from behind that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
screens and back in the classroom. H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to
get our kids out from behind screens consent request cannot be entertained.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
and back in the classroom. Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
chair understands that the gentleman
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The yield to the gentlewoman from Illinois
from Massachusetts has not yielded for
chair understands that the gentleman (Mrs. MILLER) for the purpose of a
that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
from Massachusetts has not yielded for unanimous consent request.
consent request cannot be entertained.
that purpose; therefore, the unanimous Mrs. MILLER of Illinois. Madam
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
consent request cannot be entertained. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to
now yield to the gentleman from Texas
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I call up H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools
(Mr. FALLON) for the purpose of a unan-
now yield to the gentleman from Cali- Act, to get our kids out from behind
imous consent request.
Mr. FALLON. Madam Speaker, I ask fornia (Mr. OBERNOLTE) for the pur- screens and back in the classroom.
unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682, poses of a unanimous consent request. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
the Reopen Schools Act, to get our Mr. OBERNOLTE. Madam Speaker, I Chair understands that the gentleman
kids out from behind screens and back ask unanimous consent to call up H.R. from Massachusetts has not yielded for
in the classroom. 862, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The kids out from behind screens and back consent request cannot be entertained.
chair understands that the gentleman in the classroom. Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
from Massachusetts has not yielded for The SPEAKER pro tempore. The yield to the gentleman from Pennsyl-
that purpose; therefore, the unanimous chair understands that the gentleman vania (Mr. MEUSER) for the purpose of
consent request cannot be entertained. from Massachusetts has not yielded for a unanimous consent request.
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, at that purpose; therefore, the unanimous Mr. MEUSER. Madam Speaker, I ask
this time I yield to the gentleman from consent request cannot be entertained. unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682,
North Carolina (Mr. CAWTHORN) for the the Reopen Schools Act, to get our
b 1530 kids out from behind screens and back
purpose of a unanimous consent re-
quest. Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I in the classroom.
Mr. CAWTHORN. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Tennessee The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
ask unanimous consent to call up H.R. (Mr. BURCHETT) for the purpose of a Chair understands that the gentleman
682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our unanimous consent request. from Massachusetts has not yielded for
kids out from behind screens and back Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, I that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
into the classroom. ask unanimous consent to call up H.R. consent request cannot be entertained.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
chair understands that the gentleman kids from behind screens and back in yield to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr.
from Massachusetts has not yielded for the classroom. DAVIDSON) for the purpose of a unani-
that purpose; therefore, the unanimous The SPEAKER pro tempore. The mous consent request.
consent request cannot be entertained. Chair understands that the gentleman Mr. DAVIDSON. Madam Speaker, I
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I from Massachusetts has not yielded for ask unanimous consent to call up H.R.
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now yield to the gentleman from Texas that purpose; therefore, the unanimous 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our
(Mr. JACKSON), a valuable member of consent request cannot be entertained. kids out from behind screens and back
the Doctors Caucus, for the purpose of Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I in the classroom.
a unanimous consent request. yield to the gentlewoman from Colo- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
Mr. JACKSON. Madam Speaker, I rado (Mrs. BOEBERT) for the purpose of Chair understands that the gentleman
ask unanimous consent to call up H.R. a unanimous consent request. from Massachusetts has not yielded for
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that purpose; therefore, the unanimous 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
consent request cannot be entertained. kids out from behind screens and back yield to the gentleman from Pennsyl-
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I in the classroom. vania (Mr. SMUCKER) for the purpose of
yield to the gentleman from Montana The SPEAKER pro tempore. The a unanimous consent request.
(Mr. ROSENDALE) for the purpose of a Chair understands that the gentleman Mr. SMUCKER. Madam Speaker, I
unanimous consent request. from Massachusetts has not yielded for ask unanimous consent to call up H.R.
Mr. ROSENDALE. Madam Speaker, I that purpose; therefore, the unanimous 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our
ask unanimous consent to call up H.R. consent request cannot be entertained. kids out from behind screens and back
682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I in the classroom.
kids out from behind screens and back yield to the gentleman from Florida The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
in the classroom. (Mr. GIMENEZ) for the purpose of a Chair understands that the gentleman
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The unanimous consent request. from Massachusetts has not yielded for
Chair understands that the gentleman Mr. GIMENEZ. Madam Speaker, I that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
from Massachusetts has not yielded for ask unanimous consent to call up H.R. consent request cannot be entertained.
that purpose; therefore, the unanimous 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
consent request cannot be entertained. kids out from behind screens and back yield to the gentleman from Georgia
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I in the classroom. (Mr. ALLEN) for the purpose of a unani-
yield to the gentlewoman from New The SPEAKER pro tempore. The mous consent request.
York (Ms. TENNEY) for the purpose of a Chair understands that the gentleman Mr. ALLEN. Madam Speaker, I ask
unanimous consent request. from Massachusetts has not yielded for unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682,
Ms. TENNEY. Madam Speaker, I ask that purpose; therefore, the unanimous the Reopen Schools Act, to get our
unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682, consent request cannot be entertained. kids out from behind screens and back
the Reopen Schools Act, to get our Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I in the classroom.
kids out from behind screens and back yield to the gentleman from Alabama The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
in the classroom. (Mr. CARL) for the purpose of a unani- Chair understands that the gentleman
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The mous consent request. from Massachusetts has not yielded for
Chair understands that the gentleman Mr. CARL. Madam Speaker, I ask that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
from Massachusetts has not yielded for unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682, consent request cannot be entertained.
that purpose; therefore, the unanimous the Reopen Schools Act, to get our Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
consent request cannot be entertained. kids out from behind screens and back yield to the gentleman from South
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I in the classroom. Carolina (Mr. NORMAN) for the purpose
yield to the gentleman from Georgia The SPEAKER pro tempore. The of a unanimous consent request.
(Mr. CLYDE) for the purpose of a unani- Chair understands that the gentleman Mr. NORMAN. Madam Speaker, I ask
mous consent request. from Massachusetts has not yielded for unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682,
Mr. CLYDE. Madam Speaker, I ask that purpose; therefore, the unanimous the Reopen Schools Act, to get our
unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682, consent request cannot be entertained. kids out from behind screens and back
the Reopen Schools Act, to get our Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I in the classroom.
kids out from behind screens and back yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
in the classroom. GOHMERT) for the purpose of a unani- Chair understands that the gentleman
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The mous consent request. from Massachusetts has not yielded for
Chair understands that the gentleman Mr. GOHMERT. Madam Speaker, I that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
from Massachusetts has not yielded for ask unanimous consent to call up H.R. consent request cannot be entertained.
that purpose; therefore, the unanimous 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
consent request cannot be entertained. kids out from behind screens and back yield to the gentlewoman from New
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I in the classroom. York (Ms. MALLIOTAKIS) for the pur-
yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The pose of a unanimous consent request.
WILLIAMS) for the purposes of a unani- Chair understands that the gentleman Ms. MALLIOTAKIS. Madam Speaker,
mous consent request. from Massachusetts has not yielded for I ask unanimous consent to call up
Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas. Madam that purpose; therefore, the unanimous H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to
Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to consent request cannot be entertained. get our kids out from behind screens
call up H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I and back in the classroom.
Act, to get our kids out from behind yield to the gentlewoman from Indiana The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
screens and back in the classroom. (Mrs. SPARTZ) for the purpose of a Chair understands that the gentleman
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The unanimous consent request. from Massachusetts has not yielded for
Chair understands that the gentleman Mrs. SPARTZ. Madam Speaker, I ask that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
from Massachusetts has not yielded for unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682, consent request cannot be entertained.
that purpose; therefore, the unanimous the Reopen Schools Act, to get our Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
consent request cannot be entertained. kids out from behind screens and back yield to the gentleman from Alabama
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I in the classroom. (Mr. MOORE) for the purpose of a unani-
yield to the gentleman from Florida The SPEAKER pro tempore. The mous consent request.
(Mr. WEBSTER) for the purpose of a Chair understands that the gentleman Mr. MOORE of Alabama. Madam
unanimous consent request. from Massachusetts has not yielded for Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to
Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Madam that purpose; therefore, the unanimous call up H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools
Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to consent request cannot be entertained. Act, to get our kids out from behind
call up H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I screens and back in the classroom.
Act, to get our kids out from behind yield to the gentleman from Utah (Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
screens and back in the classroom. OWENS) for the purpose of a unanimous Chair understands that the gentleman
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The consent request. from Massachusetts has not yielded for
Chair understands that the gentleman Mr. OWENS. Madam Speaker, I ask that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
from Massachusetts has not yielded for unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682, consent request cannot be entertained.
that purpose; therefore, the unanimous the Reopen Schools Act, to get our Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
consent request cannot be entertained. kids out from behind screens and back yield to the gentleman from Michigan
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Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I in the classroom. (Mr. WALBERG), a valuable member of
yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the Energy and Commerce Committee,
ARRINGTON) for the purpose of a unani- Chair understands that the gentleman for the purpose of a unanimous consent
mous consent request. from Massachusetts has not yielded for request.
Mr. ARRINGTON. Madam Speaker, I that purpose; therefore, the unanimous Mr. WALBERG. Madam Speaker, I
ask unanimous consent to call up H.R. consent request cannot be entertained. ask unanimous consent to call up H.R.
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682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our from Massachusetts has not yielded for Mexico (Ms. HERRELL) for the purpose
kids out from behind screens and back that purpose; therefore, the unanimous of a unanimous consent request.
in the classroom. consent request cannot be entertained. Ms. HERRELL. Madam Speaker, I
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to call up H.R.
Chair understands that the gentleman yield to the gentleman from Idaho (Mr. 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our
from Massachusetts has not yielded for FULCHER) for the purpose of a unani- kids out from behind screens and back
that purpose; therefore, the unanimous mous consent request. in the classroom.
consent request cannot be entertained. Mr. FULCHER. Madam Speaker, I The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to call up H.R. Chair understands that the gentleman
yield to the gentleman from Pennsyl- 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our from Massachusetts has not yielded for
vania (Mr. PERRY) for the purpose of a kids out from behind screens and back that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
unanimous consent request. in the classroom. consent request cannot be entertained.
Mr. PERRY. Madam Speaker, I ask The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682, Chair understands that the gentleman yield to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr.
the Reopen Schools Act, to get our from Massachusetts has not yielded for WENSTRUP) for the purpose of a unani-
kids out from behind screens and back that purpose; therefore, the unanimous mous consent request.
in the classroom. consent request cannot be entertained. Mr. WENSTRUP. Madam Speaker, I
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ask unanimous consent to call up H.R.
Chair understands that the gentleman b 1545
682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our
from Massachusetts has not yielded for Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I kids out from behind screens and back
that purpose; therefore, the unanimous yield to the gentleman from New York in the classroom.
consent request cannot be entertained. (Mr. JACOBS) for the purpose of a unan- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I imous consent request. Chair understands that the gentleman
yield to the gentleman from Florida Mr. JACOBS of New York. Madam from Massachusetts has not yielded for
(Mr. DUNN), another member of the En- Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
ergy and Commerce Committee, for the call up H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools consent request cannot be entertained.
purpose of a unanimous consent re- Act, to get our kids out from behind Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
quest. the screens and back in the classroom. yield to the gentleman from Florida
Mr. DUNN. Madam Speaker, I ask The SPEAKER pro tempore. The (Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN) for the pur-
unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682, Chair understands that the gentleman pose of a unanimous consent request.
the Reopen Schools Act, to get our from Massachusetts has not yielded for Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida.
kids out from behind screens and back that purpose; therefore, the unanimous Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous con-
in the classroom. consent request cannot be entertained. sent to call up H.R. 682, the Reopen
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I Schools Act, to get our kids out from
Chair understands that the gentleman yield to the gentleman from Pennsyl- behind screens and back into the class-
from Massachusetts has not yielded for vania (Mr. RESCHENTHALER) for the room.
that purpose; therefore, the unanimous purpose of making a unanimous con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
consent request cannot be entertained. sent request. Chair understands that the gentleman
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I Mr. RESCHENTHALER. Madam from Massachusetts has not yielded for
yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
NEHLS) for the purpose of a unanimous call up H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools consent request cannot be entertained.
consent request. Act, to get our kids out from behind Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
Mr. NEHLS. Madam Speaker, I ask screens and back in the classroom. yield to the gentleman from Virginia
unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The (Mr. GRIFFITH), another valuable mem-
the Reopen Schools Act, to get our Chair understands that the gentleman
kids out from behind screens and back ber of the Committee on Energy and
from Massachusetts has not yielded for Commerce, for the purpose of a unani-
in the classroom. that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The mous consent request.
consent request cannot be entertained. Mr. GRIFFITH. I ask unanimous con-
Chair understands that the gentleman
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I sent to call up H.R. 682, the Reopen
from Massachusetts has not yielded for
yield to the gentlewoman from North Schools Act, to get our kids out from
that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
Carolina (Ms. FOXX) for the purpose of behind screens and back in the class-
consent request cannot be entertained.
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I a unanimous consent request. room.
yield to the gentleman from Georgia Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I ask The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
(Mr. CARTER), another valuable mem- unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682, Chair understands that the gentleman
ber of the Energy and Commerce Com- the Reopen Schools Act, to get our from Massachusetts has not yielded for
mittee, for the purpose of a unanimous kids out from behind screens and back that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
consent request. in the classroom. consent request cannot be entertained.
Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to Chair understands that the gentleman yield to the gentleman from Virginia
call up H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools from Massachusetts has not yielded for (Mr. CLINE) for the purpose of a unani-
Act, to get our kids out from behind that purpose; therefore, the unanimous mous consent request.
screens and back in the classroom. consent request cannot be entertained. Mr. CLINE. Madam Speaker, I ask
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682,
Chair understands that the gentleman yield to the gentleman from Minnesota the Reopen Schools Act, to get our
from Massachusetts has not yielded for (Mr. HAGEDORN) for the purpose of a kids out from behind screens and back
that purpose; therefore, the unanimous unanimous consent request. into the classroom.
consent request cannot be entertained. Mr. HAGEDORN. Madam Speaker, I The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to call up H.R. Chair understands that the gentleman
yield to the gentleman from Arizona 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our from Massachusetts has not yielded for
(Mr. GOSAR) for the purpose of a unani- kids out from behind screens and back that purpose; therefore, the unanimous
mous consent request. into the classroom. consent request cannot be entertained.
Mr. GOSAR. Madam Speaker, I ask The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
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unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682, Chair understands that the gentleman yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman
the Reopen Schools Act, to get our from Massachusetts has not yielded for from Indiana (Mrs. SPARTZ).
kids out from behind screens and back that purpose; therefore, the unanimous Mrs. SPARTZ. Madam Speaker, I rise
in the classroom. consent request cannot be entertained. in opposition to this rule.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I I am not going to talk much about
Chair understands that the gentleman yield to the gentlewoman from New the underlying bill since it will not
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change anyone’s vote at this point. I healthcare systems. I am proud that children began to fall significantly be-
would just summarize it as advancing a this Congress has taken such swift ac- hind in math. The study concluded
socialist agenda by putting temporary tion to get this important work done. that it would take students in grades 5
bandages on old problems without fix- I want to highlight one part of the and 6 at least 12 weeks, on average, to
ing them, at the expense of the middle bill that would be life-changing for catch up to where they were expected
class and the future of our children. hundreds of thousands of people in my to be.
Madam Speaker, I mainly just want- State. Madam Speaker, the science is in,
ed to express my strong disappoint- Sadly, North Carolina is one of only and it, too, makes abundantly clear
ment with how broken our legislative 12 States that has not expanded Med- that schools can reopen safely if the
process is and how dysfunctional Con- icaid under the ACA. This failure has right precautions are taken. Common-
gress is. If we do not fix it soon and left over 600,000 low-income North sense social-distancing measures sig-
have some common sense, we are going Carolinians without healthcare. nificantly reduce the spread of COVID–
to destroy our great Republic. We The American Rescue Plan provides 19 in schools and make the classroom a
should be embarrassed to call ourselves an added incentive for States like mine safe place for our students and our
policymakers. to expand Medicaid. The bill offers a 5- teachers. The CDC Director said last
Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, it point increase in the Federal funding month that the science shows our
is interesting that we just saw a parade match for Medicaid for 2 years to schools can reopen safely even before
of Republicans come before the micro- States that choose to expand the pro- every teacher is vaccinated.
phone and urge us to move on a bill, gram during this pandemic. This would Madam Speaker, this is what the
and they read the short title of the bill. bring North Carolina more than $2 bil- science tells us. Yet, despite these
But the real title of the bill, and let me lion in Federal healthcare coverage for facts, too many children in my district
read it to you, is: ‘‘To encourage local our most vulnerable people and help and around the country are still not in
educational agencies to resume in-per- our hardest-hit hospitals. the classroom. Students are losing out
Madam Speaker, our State des- on a true, sound, basic education guar-
son instruction at elementary and sec-
perately needs the relief provided in anteed them by the New York State
ondary schools.’’ That is what the bill
Constitution, and parents are being
does. this bill.
forced to choose between going to work
Now, let me just say to my Repub- Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, may
to earn a paycheck or staying home to
lican friends, I don’t know if you go I inquire as to the time remaining.
teach their children. It is an impossible
home and you don’t talk to principals, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen-
decision that no parent should be
superintendents, teachers, parents, and tleman from Texas has 221⁄2 minutes re-
forced to make.
students, but our schools don’t need maining. The gentleman from Massa- In my home State of New York, Gov-
encouragement. What they need are re- chusetts has 18 minutes remaining. ernor Cuomo has said one thing and
sources to be able to reopen safely. Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I done another. The result has been con-
This bill that you are talking about yield myself such time as I may con- fusion across the State and a patch-
here doesn’t provide one additional sume. work of incoherent and conflicting
cent to help schools reopen. Nothing. Madam Speaker, if we defeat the pre- policies. Governor Cuomo claims to
No money. No resources. Nothing. Give vious question, Republicans will amend support the science. Yet, it is March
me a break. Come on. the rule to immediately consider H.R. 2021, and New York still does not have
Madam Speaker, the bill that we are 682, the Reopen Schools Act, intro- a statewide plan to reopen our schools.
about to debate here will provide $130 duced by Mrs. HINSON from Iowa, to en- It is clear that he is putting special in-
billion to help K–12 schools reopen safe- sure that the $54.3 billion that Congress terests before our students’ education.
ly. That is not encouragement. It is appropriated in December in order to Sadly, we New Yorkers aren’t sur-
real resources to make it a reality. help schools reopen is, in fact, prised. Governor Cuomo has already
By the way, this bill also requires prioritized to meet the expenses of ac- lost credibility due to his unconscion-
States to award K–12 funds to local tually being open for in-person learn- able coverup of nursing home deaths.
school districts no later than 60 days ing. He failed to put our seniors first, and
after receipt and school districts to de- Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous now he is failing to put our students
velop plans to ensure that schools re- consent to insert the text of this first. We can and we must do better.
turn to in-person learning. amendment in the RECORD, along with Madam Speaker, under the American
I could have saved you a lot of time extraneous material, immediately Rescue Plan that the House will con-
and a lot of embarrassment. That was prior to the vote on the previous ques- sider again later this week, nearly $130
bad theater. It was terrible theater. tion. billion is set aside for schools. But if
Madam Speaker, people need help. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there you read the fine print, 95 percent of
We are trying to crush this virus, get objection to the request of the gen- that money won’t be spent until after
this economy back on the right track, tleman from Texas? 2021 is over. If you keep reading, you
and reopen our schools, and this is There was no objection. realize that there is no requirement
what we get. Look, I hope everybody Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I that the funding be used to reopen
takes note of those who went before yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman schools safely, something our Nation is
the mike to argue against this bill and from New York (Ms. TENNEY), who is desperately crying out for.
for a symbolic bill that provides no re- here to explain the amendment. The rescue plan fails to prioritize our
sources, because, at the end of the day, Ms. TENNEY. Madam Speaker, I rise students and does not do enough to re-
people need to know who was on their today to oppose the previous question turn safely to in-person learning,
side in the middle of this crisis, who and to offer an amendment to help our which our students desperately need.
stood up and fought for them and pro- schools safely reopen their doors for in- b 1600
vided much-needed Federal relief to person learning. If we defeat the previous question, we
our local communities and our schools. Madam Speaker, millions of children will move to immediately consider the
That was pathetic. around the Nation have been out of the Reopen Schools Act, which states that
Madam Speaker, I yield 11⁄2 minutes classroom for the better part of a year. schools, which accept a portion of the
to the gentlewoman from North Caro- This has taken a serious toll not only COVID–19 funding, must reopen. In
lina (Ms. ROSS), a distinguished new on their learning and social develop- order to receive full funding, schools
member of the Committee on Rules. ment but also on their working par- are required to allow at least 50 per-
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Let me ents, who have been forced to juggle cent of their students in the classroom,
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remind Members to direct their com- home-schooling their children and in person, at least 50 percent of the
ments to the Chair. working full-time jobs. time.
Ms. ROSS. Madam Speaker, the The data is in, and it makes abun- This is what New York families are
American Rescue Plan will finally de- dantly clear that at-home learning is requesting, and it is exactly what fami-
liver needed aid to individuals, fami- not a sufficient substitute for in-person lies across the country are demanding
lies, workers, businesses, and education. One recent study found that from their leaders in Washington.
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Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I tage. The impacts have been dev- home and listen to their superintend-
am happy to yield to the gentlewoman astating. Women have lost 5.3 million ents, to the principals, to the teachers,
if she could tell me how much money is jobs, 2 million of which are permanent to the parents, to the students, they
in her bill. losses. And that is not all. Women also would understand how desperate the
Madam Speaker, I yield 15 seconds to make up the majority of our frontline situation is.
the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. workforce. In fact, Madam Speaker, we Now is the time for action, not more
TENNEY) to ask how much money is in are calling this a ‘‘she’’ session. empty rhetoric, not more political the-
the gentlewoman’s bill. Schools close and the loss of acces- ater, not more words. People need re-
Ms. TENNEY. Madam Speaker, the sible childcare have only added to the sources and they need it now.
money is coming from the American crisis, but this bill will rescue women Madam Speaker, I am happy to yield
Rescue Act that the gentleman voted and their families with the relief they 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from
for, but what we are doing here is need. It will crush COVID–19, get our Pennsylvania (Ms. SCANLON), a distin-
prioritizing the spending. children safely back to school, and res- guished member of the Rules Com-
Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I cue the childcare industry. It is going mittee.
reclaim the balance of my time. to increase the child tax credit, taking Ms. SCANLON. Madam Speaker, I
Madam Speaker, I yield myself such half of our children in poverty out of rise today in strong support of the rule
time as I may consume. poverty. It is going to get the vaccines and underlying act, the American Res-
Madam Speaker, here we have a Re- into the arms of Americans. cue Plan Act.
publican colleagues coming to the floor I will tell you this, Madam Speaker: The COVID–19 pandemic has taken
basically advocating nothing. Their My office is getting calls day after day, the lives of over 525,000 Americans. Our
bill—read the long title again—is to en- all day, from people who want these communities are struggling and our
courage local educational agencies to vaccines. constituents are desperate for relief.
resume in-person instruction at ele- This rescue package will put money Millions remain out of work, and as
mentary and secondary schools. Not directly into the pockets of working many as 12 million children are living
one new cent in money. people and get people back to work. in households where they don’t get
Schools don’t need to be encouraged. Women have shouldered so much of enough to eat.
They need the resources to be able to this pandemic. So it is time to extend We are grateful to have new leader-
deal with issues like ventilation, to be the helping hand that they and their ship in the White House and in the Sen-
able to make sure that the infrastruc- families need to get through this pan- ate. I look forward to passing legisla-
ture is such that it is safe for students demic. tion that will end the pandemic and
and teachers and others to come back I believe, Madam Speaker, that bet- open our economy and let America get
to the schools. ter days are ahead with this rescue back to work. The American Rescue
And my Republican friends, while plan, and I urge my colleagues to pass Plan puts money directly in the hands
they are coming here and trying to find it. of American people.
ways to delay the American Rescue Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I The direct cash infusion will help
Act, they are going to vote against it. yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman millions of Americans pay their rent
They are not advocating for one addi- from New York (Ms. TENNEY). and keep the lights on at home. In ad-
tional cent for vaccines. They are not Ms. TENNEY. Madam Speaker, I dition to $1,400 worth of direct stim-
advocating for any additional help for would just like to address the question ulus payments for a large chunk of
those who are unemployed, for small that the gentleman from Massachu- Americans, support for small busi-
businesses and restaurants that are setts posed. nesses and restaurants, and an exten-
struggling. They don’t want any more What is allocated for this bill? sion of unemployment insurance bene-
resources to go to cities and towns. $54.3 billion is going to be appro- fits, the American Rescue Plan Act ex-
So I hope that we don’t see some of priated immediately. pands the child tax credit and the
my Republican friends show up at an- Madam Speaker, at this point, the earned income tax credit to give fami-
nouncements announcing money and bill that he is talking about has no lies the support they so desperately
resources for schools and cities and money—only 5 percent until after 2021. need. The child tax credit expansion
towns, for those who are struggling, We have students and parents and ev- alone will cut childhood poverty in
trying to take credit for something eryone coming to us, and they want to half.
that they voted against. open their schools because the children Madam Speaker, I look forward to
Madam Speaker, I would, again, urge are falling far behind. This is particu- passage of this act because, unlike the
my colleagues on both sides to look at larly difficult in New York, where we political charade that our colleagues
this for what it is. This is not about have no plan in place and the Governor just treated us to and wasting the time
trying to help people. This is about a has failed to give us a plan, and our of the House and the American people,
continuing effort to delay much-needed students are failing and we need to the American Rescue Plan Act will,
resources to our schools, to our strug- have our students back on track. number one, crush the virus; number
gling families, and to our small busi- That is all that we are asking for, is two, get Americans back to work; and
nesses. that this money be allocated now and number three, actually help children
Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to not wait for only 5 percent to be allo- get out from behind their screens and
the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. cated until after 2021. back in the classroom.
LOIS FRANKEL). Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I Madam Speaker, I urge all of my col-
Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. yield myself such time as I may con- leagues to support this bill and this
Madam Speaker, I rise today in support sume. rule.
of the American Rescue Plan. Madam Speaker, let me just state for Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
Madam Speaker, I have been honored the record and respond to the gentle- yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman
to be in public service in my State leg- woman. The bill she is talking about is from Georgia (Mrs. GREENE).
islature, as mayor of West Palm Beach, not an appropriations bill. Let’s be Mrs. GREENE of Georgia. Madam
and now here in Congress. I can un- clear. Let’s make sure we are clear Speaker, I would like to remind my
equivocally say that this is the most about what we are talking about here. Democrat colleagues across the aisle
important, impactful piece of legisla- This is not an appropriations bill. that I am from the State of Georgia,
tion that I have ever had the honor to She is talking about money that was where, proudly, we are open. My son
vote for. previously allocated in previous bills. has been going in person to school this
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We all know that this past year has The bill that my Republican friends are entire school year. As a matter of fact,
tested us like never before. The pan- bringing forward allocates zero. It en- he played football, where they had
demic has destroyed lives and liveli- courages schools to open up. practices and games and parents got to
hoods. It has disproportionately hurt Again, our schools don’t need encour- attend and sit in the stadium.
women, especially women of color, who agement. What they need are re- Children being kept home from
are already at an economic disadvan- sources. And if my friends would go school is about the worst thing that
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you can possibly do. If you really want going to help all of the COVID relief ef- this is what is necessary to reopen
to do anything to help Americans, re- forts. schools safely—not just in commu-
open the schools, reopen America, and We have got our priorities very nities that are largely Democrat but
stop wasting more American tax dol- wrong. Our children are the future. also in Republican communities. All of
lars. And thank God that the Senate took our children will benefit from the pro-
It is a complete lie to the American the $15-an-hour minimum wage out of visions of this bill.
taxpayers that you are going to save this because that was another nail in The bill also sets aside 20 percent for
the day with your $1.9 trillion spending the coffin for our small business own- long-term learning loss to get our kids
bill, and you think you are going to ers. But to sit here and think we are from behind screens and back into the
save children. If you want to save chil- doing something special for our con- classroom by providing comprehensive
dren, reopen the schools. stituents, that is not really truthful. after-school programs, summer learn-
The Biden administration is fine with We are doing something special for ing programs, extended schooldays, re-
having 100 percent open schools at the Speaker PELOSI and a lot of others who engaging students who have been ab-
border for children who are coming want big bailouts for the Democratic sent from remote learning, and hiring
into our country. cities. counselors and nurses to care for stu-
Why are our children being forced to We can do better. We can do better dents’ emotional and physical well-
stay home in blue States and, many for our students and for our families being.
places, for no reason when their par- because those are the people in the I am thrilled to see part of my own
ents pay the taxes? trenches. Our future depends on it. Our legislation included in this bill, the
The best way to save America is re- students depend on it. We need to put Save Education Jobs Act, which will
open. our children back in school and we not only make sure that we are not
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The need to open our economy. laying off support staff and personnel
time of the gentlewoman has expired. Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I to meet our students, but to make sure
Members are reminded to direct their yield myself such time as I may con- that there are not budget cuts in light
remarks to the Chair. sume. of the catastrophic shortfalls that are
Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I Madam Speaker, I would encourage expected as a result of this pandemic.
yield myself such time as I may con- I am so proud to be a part of a body
all of my colleagues on both sides of
sume. that came up with this legislation that
the aisle to read the bill, to look at
Madam Speaker, we all want schools gives America’s schools exactly what
what is in this bill, and to look at the
to reopen, but we want them to reopen they need, gives America’s children the
people who it will help. To claim some-
safely. There is such a thing called support that is necessary, and reopens
how that this is not going to help with
science that we need to respect, and we our economy by investing $130 billion.
reopening of schools or helping our Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I
need to make sure that our schools are small businesses or helping children
reopened safely. yield myself the balance of my time.
struggling in poverty or helping people Madam Speaker, here are the facts:
This is a deadly disease that has in- who are hungry shows that people are This bill is not going to reopen our
vaded our country. We have all lost not reading the bill. economy. It is not going to reopen our
friends and loved ones to COVID–19. We This is a big, bold, appropriate re- schools or provide targeted relief to
lost a congressman-elect and a sitting sponse to a horrific pandemic that has those who need it most. This is the
Member of Congress on the Republican struck our country and struck the most expensive bill in the history of
side to COVID. So to get up here and to world. So we are acting, and it is the the United States House of Representa-
talk like this is much ado about noth- right thing to do. tives, and it does not even prioritize
ing? Come on. What are my friends
thinking? This is serious. b 1615 the immediate needs of the American
people. Rather than work for the
Communities after communities all Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to
American people, Democrats are fine
throughout this country are trying to the gentlewoman from Connecticut
working for their own future 2 years
find ways to reopen schools safely. (Mrs. HAYES).
from now. That is really not the way it
Some of them are trying to invest in Mrs. HAYES. Madam Speaker, I rise
is supposed to be. We are supposed to
infrastructure for better ventilation to in support of the American Rescue
be focused on the next generation, not
make sure that it is safe. Some are Plan.
the next election. I find this unaccept-
talking about additional school buses I was sitting in my office listening to
able.
to be able to transport kids to and debate, and I was thrilled to hear my This is a $1.9 trillion partisan wish
from school safely. They need re- colleagues on the other side of the aisle list that could ultimately increase the
sources, not encouragement. speak up about reopening schools. deficit $3 trillion without addressing
Give me a break. How insulting to These are words I have been waiting a the immediate needs of Americans who
somebody watching this debate in any year to hear. I immediately looked up are trying to survive this pandemic.
of our districts to hear Members of H.R. 682 to read it, and I was so dis- With $1 trillion of unspent funding—
Congress get up and say, you know, appointed that this bill offers no sup- cash already in the till from previous
you don’t need any help, you don’t need port, no assistance, and no funding for bills—why is it so urgent to pass an-
any resources, you don’t need any school reopenings. other $2 trillion now without the rep-
money to be able to help institute The American Rescue Plan, on the resentation of literally one-half of the
these changes so we can get kids back other hand, invests in helping K–12 country?
to school safely, but we are going to schools reopen safely and addresses Madam Speaker, I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote
give you encouragement instead. learning loss in the classroom. on the previous question, ‘‘no’’ on the
Come on. We can do better than that. The bill provides nearly $130 billion rule, ‘‘no’’ on the underlying measure,
Madam Speaker, I reserve the bal- to help schools take the steps rec- and I yield back the balance of my
ance of my time. ommended by the CDC to ensure stu- time.
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I dents and educators can return to the Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I
yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman classroom safely.
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yield myself the balance of my time.
from New Mexico (Ms. HERRELL). This includes repairing ventilation Madam Speaker, we can talk and
Ms. HERRELL. Madam Speaker, I systems, reducing class sizes, imple- talk and talk and talk, and it might
just rise in opposition to this. menting social distancing guidelines, make us feel better, but it doesn’t do
Madam Speaker, I would say it is purchasing PPE, and hiring support any good for the people we represent
more disingenuous for this body to pre- staff to address students’ well-being. who are in desperate need. They are
tend to tell the American people that Madam Speaker, as someone who has crying out for help. People are strug-
we are doing something good for their spent over a decade in the classroom, I gling, people are hungry, and busi-
children when, in fact, more money in can tell you that this is what every nesses are shutting down.
this bill is going to help one Demo- teacher in America is looking for, this My friends talk about reopening
cratic district in California than is is what every parent is looking for, and schools. They offer a measure that
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would encourage our schools to be re- come to no resolution on the bill, then on Smith (WA) Thompson (MS) Vela
the next legislative day the House shall, im- Soto Titus Velázquez
opened but don’t offer one additional Spanberger Tlaib Wasserman
penny in resources to help them re- mediately after the third daily order of busi-
Speier Tonko Schultz
ness under clause 1 of rule XIV, resolve into
open, which is so tone deaf and so dis- Stanton Torres (CA) Waters
the Committee of the Whole for further con- Stevens Torres (NY) Watson Coleman
connected from reality. People need sideration of the bill. Strickland Trahan Welch
help, and they need it now. SEC. 3. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not Suozzi Trone Wexton
Madam Speaker, let’s be really hon- apply to the consideration of H.R. 682. Swalwell Underwood Wild
est here. My Republican friends do not Takano Vargas Wilson (FL)
Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I Thompson (CA) Veasey Yarmuth
have a problem spending $2 trillion.
yield back the balance of my time, and
They spent that with their tax cut bill NAYS—206
I move the previous question on the
that benefited mostly people who are Aderholt Gohmert Miller (WV)
resolution.
well-off and well-connected, and they Allen Gonzales, Tony Miller-Meeks
were willing to spend that on COVID The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Amodei Gonzalez (OH) Moolenaar
question is on ordering the previous Armstrong Good (VA) Moore (AL)
when Donald Trump was President. Arrington Gooden (TX) Moore (UT)
What they have a problem with is question on the resolution. Babin Gosar Mullin
where this is going: to our workers, not The question was taken; and the Bacon Granger Murphy (NC)
Speaker pro tempore announced that Baird Graves (LA) Nehls
the wealthy; and to our communities, Balderson Graves (MO) Newhouse
not corporations. That is the funda- the ayes appeared to have it. Banks Green (TN) Norman
mental difference in how we govern. Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, on Barr Greene (GA) Nunes
Democrats govern for the people. that I demand the yeas and nays. Bentz Griffith Obernolte
Bergman Grothman Owens
Right now people are hurting, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Bice (OK) Guest Palazzo
Madam Speaker. An overwhelming ma- ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution Biggs Guthrie Palmer
jority of the American people across all 8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Bilirakis Hagedorn Pence
Bishop (NC) Harris Perry
party lines and divisions support the The vote was taken by electronic de- Boebert Harshbarger Pfluger
American Rescue Plan. We have seen vice, and there were—yeas 216, nays Bost Hartzler Posey
that in poll after poll after poll. My Re- 206, not voting 9, as follows: Brooks Hern Reed
publican friends just say that they are Buchanan Herrell Reschenthaler
[Roll No. 65] Buck Herrera Beutler Rice (SC)
uninformed, including their Republican YEAS—216 Bucshon Hice (GA) Rodgers (WA)
mayors and Republican Governors. Budd Higgins (LA) Rogers (AL)
Adams Espaillat Maloney,
How insulting. Aguilar Evans Carolyn B.
Burchett Hill Rogers (KY)
This bill will put more vaccines in Burgess Hinson Rose
Allred Fletcher Maloney, Sean
Calvert Hollingsworth Rosendale
arms. It will put our kids back to Auchincloss Foster Manning
Cammack Hudson Rouzer
school safely. It will put food on dinner Axne Frankel, Lois Matsui
Carl Huizenga Roy
Barragán Gallego McBath
tables and put workers back in jobs. Carter (GA) Issa Rutherford
Bass Garamendi McCollum
This pandemic is an all-hands-on- Carter (TX) Jackson Salazar
Beatty Garcı́a (IL) McEachin
Cawthorn Jacobs (NY) Scalise
deck moment. After weeks and weeks Bera Garcia (TX) McGovern
Chabot Johnson (LA) Schweikert
of work, Congress doesn’t have a mo- Beyer Golden McNerney
Cheney Johnson (OH) Scott, Austin
Blumenauer Gomez Meeks
ment to spare. Cline Johnson (SD) Sessions
Blunt Rochester Gonzalez, Meng
Cloud Jordan Simpson
I urge all of my colleagues to support Bonamici Vicente Mfume
Clyde Joyce (OH) Smith (MO)
these historic investments in our Na- Bourdeaux Gottheimer Moore (WI)
Cole Joyce (PA) Smith (NE)
Bowman Morelle
tion. We have told our neighbors and Boyle, Brendan
Green, Al (TX)
Moulton
Comer Katko Smith (NJ)
Grijalva Crawford Keller Smucker
communities that help is on the way. F. Mrvan
Haaland Crenshaw Kelly (MS) Spartz
Let’s deliver on that promise. Brown Harder (CA) Murphy (FL)
Curtis Kelly (PA) Stauber
I am proud to be on the House floor Brownley Hastings Nadler
Davidson Kim (CA) Steel
Bush Napolitano
today. I am proud to speak in favor of Bustos
Hayes
Neguse
Davis, Rodney Kinzinger Stefanik
Higgins (NY) DesJarlais Kustoff Steil
the American Rescue Plan. And I am Butterfield Newman
Himes Diaz-Balart LaHood Steube
proud to vote in favor of this impor- Carbajal
Horsford
Norcross
Donalds LaMalfa Stewart
tant piece of legislation. This will help Cárdenas O’Halleran
Houlahan Duncan Lamborn Stivers
Carson Ocasio-Cortez
save lives and will help save our econ- Hoyer Dunn Latta Taylor
Cartwright Omar
Huffman Emmer LaTurner Tenney
omy. Case
Jackson Lee
Pallone
Estes Lesko Thompson (PA)
The material previously referred to Casten Panetta
Jacobs (CA) Fallon Long Timmons
Castor (FL) Pappas
by Mr. BURGESS is as follows: Castro (TX)
Jayapal
Pascrell
Feenstra Loudermilk Turner
AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 198 Jeffries Ferguson Lucas Upton
Chu Payne
Johnson (GA) Fischbach Luetkemeyer Van Drew
At the end of the resolution, add the fol- Cicilline Perlmutter
Johnson (TX) Fitzgerald Mace Van Duyne
lowing: Clark (MA) Peters
Jones Fitzpatrick Malliotakis Wagner
SEC. 2. Immediately upon adoption of this Clarke (NY) Phillips
Kahele Fleischmann Mann Walberg
Cleaver Pingree
resolution, the House shall resolve into the Kaptur Fortenberry Massie Walorski
Clyburn Pocan
Committee of the Whole House on the state Keating Foxx Mast Waltz
Cohen Porter
of the Union for consideration of the bill Kelly (IL) Franklin, C. McCarthy Weber (TX)
Connolly Pressley
Khanna Scott McCaul Wenstrup
(H.R. 682) to encourage local educational Cooper Price (NC)
Fulcher McClain Westerman
Correa Kildee Quigley
agencies to resume in-person instruction at Gaetz McClintock Williams (TX)
Costa Kilmer Raskin
elementary and secondary schools, and for Kim (NJ) Gallagher McHenry Wilson (SC)
other purposes. The first reading of the bill Courtney Rice (NY)
Kind Garbarino McKinley Wittman
Craig Ross
shall be dispensed with. All points of order Kirkpatrick Garcia (CA) Meijer Womack
Crist Roybal-Allard
against consideration of the bill are waived. Krishnamoorthi Gibbs Meuser Young
Crow Ruiz
General debate shall be confined to the bill Kuster Gimenez Miller (IL) Zeldin
Cuellar Ruppersberger
and shall not exceed one hour equally di- Davids (KS) Lamb Rush NOT VOTING—9
vided and controlled by the chair and rank- Davis, Danny K. Langevin Ryan
Dean Larsen (WA) Sánchez Bishop (GA) Mooney Valadao
ing minority member of the Committee on Brady Neal Webster (FL)
DeFazio Larson (CT) Sarbanes
Education and Labor. After general debate Lawrence Fudge Tiffany Williams (GA)
DeGette Scanlon
the bill shall be considered for amendment DeLauro Lawson (FL) Schakowsky
under the five-minute rule. All points of DelBene Lee (CA) Schiff
order against provisions in the bill are Delgado Lee (NV) Schneider
b 1708
waived. When the committee rises and re- Demings Leger Fernandez Schrader Messrs. MULLIN and GONZALEZ of
Levin (CA)
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ports the bill back to the House with a rec- DeSaulnier Schrier
Deutch Levin (MI) Scott (VA)
Ohio changed their votes from ‘‘yea’’ to
ommendation that the bill do pass, the pre-
Dingell Lieu Scott, David ‘‘nay.’’
vious question shall be considered as ordered
on the bill and amendments thereto to final
Doggett Lofgren Sewell So the previous question was ordered.
Doyle, Michael Lowenthal Sherman
passage without intervening motion except Luria
The result of the vote was announced
F. Sherrill
one motion to recommit. If the Committee Escobar Lynch Sires as above recorded.
of the Whole rises and reports that it has Eshoo Malinowski Slotkin Stated against:
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Mr. VALADAO. Madam Speaker, I was un- Luria Payne Soto Tenney Wagner Williams (TX)
Lynch Perlmutter Spanberger Thompson (PA) Walberg Wilson (SC)
avoidably detained. Had I been present, I Malinowski Peters Speier Timmons Walorski Wittman
would have voted ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall No. 65. Maloney, Phillips Stanton Turner Waltz Womack
Mr. BRADY. Madam Speaker, I apologize Carolyn B. Pingree Stevens Upton Weber (TX) Young
for missing this vote. I was unable to be Maloney, Sean Pocan Strickland Valadao Webster (FL) Zeldin
Manning Porter Suozzi Van Drew Wenstrup
present. Had I been present, I would have Matsui Pressley Van Duyne Westerman
Swalwell
voted ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall No. 65. McBath Price (NC) Takano
McCollum Quigley NOT VOTING—2
MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE Thompson (CA)
McEachin Raskin Thompson (MS) Katko Tiffany
RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS
McGovern Rice (NY)
Allred (Davids Langevin Palazzo McNerney Ross
Titus b 1754
Tlaib
(KS)) (Lynch) (Fleischmann) Meeks Roybal-Allard
Amodei (Kelly Lawson (FL) Payne Meng Ruiz
Tonko Ms. SEWELL, Messrs. THOMPSON of
(PA)) Torres (CA) California and SMITH of Washington
(Evans) (Wasserman Mfume Ruppersberger
Torres (NY)
Babin (Norman) Lee (NV) Schultz) Moore (WI) Rush
Trahan
changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to
Baird (Walorski) (Kuster) Pingree (Kuster) Morelle Ryan ‘‘yea.’’
Barragán (Beyer) Moulton Sánchez Trone
Lieu (Beyer) Porter (Wexton) So the resolution was agreed to.
Cárdenas Mrvan Sarbanes Underwood
Lofgren (Jeffries) Roybal-Allard
(Gomez) Lowenthal (Leger Murphy (FL) Scanlon Vargas The result of the vote was announced
Veasey
Carter (TX) (Beyer) Fernandez) Nadler Schakowsky as above recorded.
(Calvert) Napolitano Schiff Vela
Cohen (Beyer)
McEachin Ruiz (Aguilar) Velázquez A motion to reconsider was laid on
(Wexton) Neal Schneider
Rush Wasserman the table.
DeFazio (Davids Neguse Schrader
McHenry (Banks) (Underwood)
(KS)) Newman Schrier Schultz Stated against:
Grijalva (Garcı́a McNerney Steube Waters
(Raskin) (Franklin, C.
Norcross Scott (VA) Mr. KATKO. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoidably
(IL)) O’Halleran Scott, David Watson Coleman
Haaland (Davids Meng (Clark Scott) Ocasio-Cortez Sewell Welch detained. Had I been present, I would have
(KS)) (MA)) Strickland Omar Sherman Wexton voted ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall No. 66.
Hastings Moore (WI) (DelBene) Pallone Sherrill Wild MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE
(Wasserman (Beyer) Thompson (MS) Panetta Sires Williams (GA) RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS
Schultz) Morelle (Tonko) (Butterfield) Pappas Slotkin Wilson (FL)
Johnson (TX) Moulton (Rice Watson Coleman Pascrell Smith (WA) Yarmuth Allred (Davids Kirkpatrick Napolitano
(Jeffries) (NY)) (Pallone) (KS)) (Stanton) (Correa)
Kirkpatrick Napolitano Wilson (FL) Amodei (Kelly Langevin Palazzo
NAYS—210
(Stanton) (Correa) (Hayes) (PA)) (Lynch) (Fleischmann)
Aderholt Fulcher Malliotakis Babin (Norman) Lawson (FL) Payne
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Allen Gaetz Mann Baird (Walorski) (Evans) (Wasserman
BEATTY). The question is on the resolu- Amodei Gallagher Massie Barragán (Beyer) Lee (NV) Schultz)
Armstrong Garbarino Mast Pingree (Kuster)
tion. Arrington Garcia (CA) McCarthy
Cárdenas (Kuster)
Porter (Wexton)
The question was taken; and the (Gomez) Lieu (Beyer)
Babin Gibbs McCaul Roybal-Allard
Carter (TX) Lofgren (Jeffries)
Speaker pro tempore announced that Bacon Gimenez McClain
(Calvert) Lowenthal
(Leger
the ayes appeared to have it. Baird Gohmert McClintock Fernandez)
Balderson Golden McHenry Cohen (Beyer) (Beyer) Ruiz (Aguilar)
Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, on Banks Gonzales, Tony McKinley DeFazio (Davids McEachin Rush
that I demand the yeas and nays. Barr Gonzalez (OH) Meijer (KS)) (Wexton) (Underwood)
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Bentz Good (VA) Meuser Fudge (Kaptur) McHenry (Banks) Steube
Bergman Gooden (TX) Miller (IL) Grijalva (Garcı́a McNerney (Franklin, C.
ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution Bice (OK) Gosar Miller (WV) (IL)) (Raskin) Scott)
8, the yeas and nays are ordered. Biggs Granger Miller-Meeks Haaland (Davids Meng (Clark Strickland
The vote was taken by electronic de- Bilirakis Graves (LA) Moolenaar (KS)) (MA)) (DelBene)
vice, and there were—yeas 219, nays Bishop (NC) Graves (MO) Mooney Hastings Moore (WI) Thompson (MS)
Boebert Green (TN) Moore (AL) (Wasserman (Beyer) (Butterfield)
210, not voting 2, as follows: Bost Greene (GA) Moore (UT) Schultz) Morelle (Tonko) Watson Coleman
[Roll No. 66] Brady Griffith Mullin Johnson (TX) Moulton (Rice (Pallone)
Brooks Grothman Murphy (NC) (Jeffries) (NY)) Wilson (FL)
YEAS—219 Buchanan Guest Nehls (Hayes)
Adams Costa Hastings Buck Guthrie Newhouse
Aguilar Courtney Hayes Bucshon Hagedorn Norman
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Allred Craig Higgins (NY) Budd Harris Nunes PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO
Auchincloss Crist Himes Burchett Harshbarger Obernolte
Axne Crow Horsford Burgess Hartzler Owens ORGANIZE ACT OF 2021
Barragán Cuellar Houlahan Calvert Hern Palazzo The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr.
Bass Davids (KS) Hoyer Cammack Herrell Palmer
Beatty Davis, Danny K. Huffman Carl Herrera Beutler Pence MFUME). Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule
Bera Dean Jackson Lee Carter (GA) Hice (GA) Perry XIX, further consideration of the bill
Beyer DeFazio Jacobs (CA) Carter (TX) Higgins (LA) Pfluger (H.R. 842) to amend the National Labor
Bishop (GA) DeGette Jayapal Cawthorn Hill Posey
Blumenauer DeLauro Jeffries Chabot Hinson Reed
Relations Act, the Labor Management
Blunt Rochester DelBene Johnson (GA) Cheney Hollingsworth Reschenthaler Relations Act, 1947, and the Labor-
Bonamici Delgado Johnson (TX) Cline Hudson Rice (SC) Management Reporting and Disclosure
Bourdeaux Demings Jones Cloud Huizenga Rodgers (WA) Act of 1959, and for other purposes, will
Bowman DeSaulnier Kahele Clyde Issa Rogers (AL)
Boyle, Brendan Deutch Kaptur Cole Jackson Rogers (KY) now resume.
F. Dingell Keating Comer Jacobs (NY) Rose The Clerk read the title of the bill.
Brown Doggett Kelly (IL) Crawford Johnson (LA) Rosendale AMENDMENTS EN BLOC NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR.
Brownley Doyle, Michael Khanna Crenshaw Johnson (OH) Rouzer SCOTT OF VIRGINIA
Bush F. Kildee Curtis Johnson (SD) Roy
Bustos Escobar Kilmer Davidson Jordan Rutherford The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu-
Butterfield Eshoo Kim (NJ) Davis, Rodney Joyce (OH) Salazar ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin-
Carbajal Espaillat Kind DesJarlais Joyce (PA) Scalise ished business is the question on the
Cárdenas Evans Kirkpatrick Diaz-Balart Keller Schweikert
Carson Fletcher Krishnamoorthi Donalds Kelly (MS) Scott, Austin adoption of amendments en bloc No. 1,
Cartwright Foster Kuster Duncan Kelly (PA) Sessions printed in part B of House Report 117–
Case Frankel, Lois Lamb Dunn Kim (CA) Simpson 10, on which further proceedings were
Casten Fudge Langevin Emmer Kinzinger Smith (MO)
Castor (FL) Gallego Larsen (WA) Estes Kustoff Smith (NE)
postponed and on which the yeas and
Castro (TX) Garamendi Larson (CT) Fallon LaHood Smith (NJ) nays were ordered.
Chu Garcı́a (IL) Lawrence Feenstra LaMalfa Smucker The Clerk will redesignate the
Cicilline Garcia (TX) Lawson (FL) Ferguson Lamborn Spartz amendments en bloc.
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Clark (MA) Gomez Lee (CA) Fischbach Latta Stauber
Clarke (NY) Gonzalez, Lee (NV) Fitzgerald LaTurner Steel The Clerk redesignated the amend-
Cleaver Vicente Leger Fernandez Fitzpatrick Lesko Stefanik ments en bloc.
Clyburn Gottheimer Levin (CA) Fleischmann Long Steil The SPEAKER pro tempore. The
Cohen Green, Al (TX) Levin (MI) Fortenberry Loudermilk Steube question is on the amendments en bloc
Connolly Grijalva Lieu Foxx Lucas Stewart
Cooper Haaland Lofgren Franklin, C. Luetkemeyer Stivers offered by the gentleman from Mr. Vir-
Correa Harder (CA) Lowenthal Scott Mace Taylor ginia (Mr. SCOTT).
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