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More than 200,000 Americans have now died from COVID-19, nearly thirty times as many Americans who were killed in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 79% of U.S. COVID-19 deaths have been seniors over the age of sixty-five. 

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an icon of American law and equal rights.  She spent her career fighting for equal justice and to ensure that the most vulnerable found protection under our Constitution. 

Tonight, Jewish families in America and across the world will begin observing Rosh Hashanah and wishing each other a sweet new year. 

Today, the Democratic-led House passed major legislation to protect women in our workforce.  The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which would require employers to make reasonable accommodations in work conditions for employees who are pregnant, will remove barriers for women in workplaces as they seek to balance their careers with family life. 

Over the past several months, the COVID-19 pandemic has been accompanied by an insidious disease of another nature: racism targeted at Asian Americans.  That’s why it was so important that the House passed a resolution today strongly condemning all forms of anti-Asian sentiment as it relates to the pandemic.