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The House has taken action today, but our work is far from complete. There is broad understanding that the scope of this crisis is far wider than the scope of the relief offered in today’s interim bill and that therefore the House will need to take further action soon.
I join in wishing Muslims in our country a ‘Ramadan Mubarak’ as they observe the holy month at a time of uncertainty and difficulty.
Today, the House created a new select subcommittee to oversee the Administration's disbursement of funding appropriated by Congress to address the effects of the COVID-10 pandemic. Last month, Congress enacted an unprecedented $2 trillion stimulus package to help Americans get through this crisis, following earlier legislation to fund research and treatments and guarantee coverage for coronavirus testing.
The House has taken action today, but our work is far from complete. There is broad understanding that the scope of this crisis is far wider than the scope of the relief offered in today’s interim bill and that therefore the House will need to take further action soon.
Fifty years ago, we celebrated the first Earth Day, hopeful that Americans could lead the way in stopping the dangerous pollution dirtying our air and water and wildlife habitats.
“Now that the Senate has passed this interim emergency coronavirus relief bill, the House will take it up on Thursday. Thanks to Congressional Democrats’ insistence, the final agreement includes critical provisions to ensure emergency small business relief reaches the most vulnerable small businesses, particularly minority-owned small businesses, and our nation’s farmers. Additionally, Democrats secured funding for hospitals and health care workers as well as expanded testing for coronavirus, which is critical to safely reopening our economy.
This year, as we mark Yom HaShoah and remember the six million Jews and millions of other victims of the Nazi Holocaust, we do so with a renewed determination to prevent genocide and stamp out bigotry wherever it lurks. The Holocaust did not happen overnight; genocide was not a sudden occurrence.
WASHINGTON, DC – House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (MD) sent the following letter to the Chairs of the Committee on House Administration and the Committee on Rules, Rep. Lofgren and Rep. McGovern, respectively, urging them to consider a set of recommendations to enable remote voting and committee work, and that also prepare Congress to work remotely even when back in Washington to comply with social distancing guideline.
President Trump and Republicans insist on reopening the economy even knowing that it would cause severe loss of American life. I agree with business leaders, including the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, that even if we begin to open our economy, workers and consumers will be reluctant to leave their homes if they do not feel safe.
This morning’s unemployment figures, which show that over 22 million Americans - or one in eight working adults in our country - have lost their jobs in the past month, reinforce just how critical it is that our nation take appropriate steps to be able to safely reopen our economy.