mr. hoyer: mr. chairman, now i'd yield to the distinguished gentleman from texas, mr. green. tempore: the o gentleman from texas is recognized for 30 seconds. r. green: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the american people want to know that their there for will be them. they want to know that their tax ollars will pay dividends for them. they want to know that we will romote the general welfare as extolled from the preamble to the constitution. they want to know that we will to become he perfect the enemy of the good. this is not a perfect bill. it is a good bill. i will support it. the american people need certainty. that we will now be there for them. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from maryland reserves. is gentleman from texas recognized. mr. brady: thank you, mr. speaker. pleased to yield one minute to he gentleman from kansas, mr. watkins. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from kansas is watkins: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise on behalf

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i now to my friend, e r. o'halleran, from state of arizona, but a former uniformed police officer on the streets of one the largest cities in america. firsthand the challenges of our first responders. i yield to mr. o'halleran. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona is one minute.or mr. o'halleran: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of the cares act. and businesses across america and arizona are struggling and health care first responders are being asked to perform their mportant work without proper protective gear. with a high ng amount of covid-19 cases. cases ine 71 confirmed the community as of last night. his bill allocates over $1 billion to the indian health care service and to tribal care providers and over $400 million to tribal equipment. for i urge my fellow colleagues to ote for this legislative package that will provide relief to struggling american families and ensure the tribal overlooked.are not there is no excuse for our health care profes

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i send ask desk a resolution and i unanimous consent for its consideration. the clerk: house resolution 911, resolution relating to the house 891 and providing for consideration of the senate 748 ment to the bill h.r. to amend the internal revenue ode of 1986 to repeal the xcise tax on health care sponsor coverage. the speaker pro tempore: is there objection to consideration to the resolution? without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. mr. hoyer: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, pursuant o house resolution 911, i call up h.r. 748 with the senate amendment thereto and i have a desk. at the the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill, designate the senate motion.nt and report the the clerk: h.r. 748, an act to amend the internal revenue code 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer sponsored health coverage. senate amendment. mr. hoyer of

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, we meet >> mr. speaker we meet at a challengingth time in the community this session will be different than most when we come together and reach outge our hands and thanks for their collegial work with us on the people's business. people who can see the chamber now will see that we are keeping a distance from one another. not out of hostility but out of love for one another that we may keep one another healthy and safe. it will therefore be an unusual session but critical. mr. speaker, this legislation represents a bipartisan and resolve to meet the coronavirus challenge head on. it represents a focusnt on families and workers with the objective to make them safer and economically supported. that will protect workers as we all doo our part to flatten the curve. public health officials have made it clear the only chance we have c to prevent our system to be overwhelmed with the pandemic it is threatened to be for his as many americans to stay home as possible. it is howev

mr. hoyer: reserves. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. brady: thank you, mr. speaker. proud to yield one minute to the gentleman from alabama, mr. byrne. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from alabama is recognized for one minute. r. byrne: mr. speaker, last week, 3.3 million americans filed for unemployment. small businesses around this country are shuttering. millions of americans and their at home practicing social distancing, a term few two weeks ago. countless others are on the frontlines in our hospitals, offices, pharmacies, or simply checking us out at the grocery store. i spoke to many small businesses in my district on a call. hope.asked to give them to the american people who are watching, there is hope, and way.is on the there are many things in this bill i do not like. here are portions that i think are a mistake. but colleagues, this is our time action. do not hold this bill up. we owe it to the citizens of country who are struggling. today,

mr. hoyer: i yield 30 seconds to the gentlelady from new hampshire, ms. kuster. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for 30 seconds. ms. tufter: i rise to support this un-- ms. kuster: i rise to support thun precedented emergency relief for the american people my colleague and i have spoken with tens of thousands of our constituents through telephone town halls and conference calls with hospitals. i want to support the support for our people who have lost their jobs, for our small miss, but most importantly, for our frontline health care workers in our rural hospitals. we need supplies. we need support. thank you for vetting yes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from texas. mr. brady: pleased to yield one minute to the gentleman from texas, mr. crenshaw. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for one minute. mr. crenshaw: businesses large and small through no fault of their own are failing. we told them to shut

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i now yield four minutes to the gentlelady from connecticut, one of the leaders in this congress on protecting families and children, ms. rosa delauro. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from connecticut is recognized for four minutes. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i rise in support of this historic bill. this is the biggest economic and health crisis the country has ever faced. nurses and doctors are in intensive care units trying to save our humanity against this awful pandemic. and this is the biggest governmental response the country has ever seen to rescue people, the economy, and our health care system. it is necessary. the united states is now the epicenter of a global pandemic. cases of the coronavirus are rising exponentially. and to slow the spread of the contagion, serious measures of social distancing are under way. schools are closing. businesses are shuttering. and last week more than three million filed for unemployment. so the hour is dark. but today the cong

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. the house is not in order. members are reminded to take their conversations off the floor. the gentleman may proceed. mr. highway -- for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition? mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, the house has now spoken in a clear voice and approved this bipartisan bill. the speaker pro tempore: the house is not in order. members are asked to take their conversation office the floor. members are asked to take their conversations off the floor. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. as i said, the house has now spoken. in a clear voice and approved this bipartisan bill. if there are any developments that would require members to return before our scheduled return date of march 23, 24 hours' notice will be provided. i want to thank all members for their patience as leaders on both sides worked hard to negotiate the coronavirus response. legislatio

mr. hoyer: i yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from new york. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. espaillat: i rise in support of the cares act. mr. speaker, it would be criminal to not support billions of dollars for our hospitals and health care workers. it would be criminal not to support millions of dollars for small businesses that will be struggling. it would be criminal to not support help for working families, $1,200 for individuals, $500 per child. but it's crit ka to leave out immigrants. they clean our houses and take care of our children and elderly. -- criminal to leave out this is our future. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. brady: proud to yield one minute to the yell from florida, mr. mast. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mast: mr. speaker, i would rather die than see my country stumble or fall. and by god, i mean that and i i don't think i'm the only one in this body that feels this way. i'm worried that as a

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, can i get the time remaining for both sides. the speaker pro tempore: yes, the majority leader has 22 minutes and the opposing, the other side has 31 minutes. mr. hoyer: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland reserves. the gentleman from texas is ecognized. mr. brady: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm pleased to yield one minute to the gentleman from michigan, mr. huizenga. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. huizenga: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise on behalf of the people of wes announcer: we are going to take you to the white house now. billion dollars, trillion dollars, $6.2 trillion bill, something like that, and this will deliver urgently needed relief to families, workers, and businesses. that is what this is all about. 96-0, and i don't know what was the number in congress? the house? fantastic. that is amazing. that is the same thing. so that is fantastic. i want to thank republicans and democrats for coming together and setting aside their differences and putting a

and the members here that would have the house administration and of course the distinguish leader mr. hoyer. that not only on course that we have the numbers needed to get the job and then to acknowledge chuck schumer and dick durbin but what we have to do now we have to do more but in terms of this bill so anyone of their constituents and whatever their category is and how they can avail themselves it is there. it is substantial. we have to do more and it's important we do more for healthcare providers have what they need. >> i forgot kate. >> and appropriations committee and then to join the leader to acknowledge to the members on the committee. and then to sign the enrollment of the legislation so we can send it to the senate. and then they will send it to the president so he can sign it as soonbu as possible that this will be available to the american people and the contribution to all of this. i wish i could have a plan for all of you. [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] [applause] [inaudible] [inaudible] [inaudible] >> don't forget. [inaudible] [applause] [inaudible conversations] >

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, on monday the house will meet at 12:00 p.m. for morning hour debate and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. on tuesday and wednesday the house will meet at 10:00 a.m. for morning hour debate and 12 p.m. for legislative business. on thursday, mr. speaker, the house will meet at 9:00 a.m. for legislative business with last votes of the week expected no later than 3:00 p.m. we will consider several bills under suspend the rules, the complete list of suspension bills will be announced by the close of business tomorrow. the house will consider h.r. 2214, the no ban act. this bill would repeal the president's muslim travel ban and prevent the administration from putting in place other discriminatory travel bans. in addition, the house will consider h.r. 5581, access to counsel act. this legislation would make certain that those held or detained while attempting to enter the united states are guaranteed access to legal counsel. that legal counsel,

i also want to acknowledge from the house administration and then of course distinguished leader mr. hoyer for leading us through all this discussion that not only we were on course substantively but we had the numbers needed to get the job done today it would not have happened without you. i do want to acknowledge chuck schumer and the members of the senate dick durbin especially with their committees as well. but what we have to do now i am encouraged to say we need to do more but in terms of this bill what we are working on right now is to translate a toolkit for our members so any wine of their constituents small business owner or that they know how they can avail themselves of what is in this legislation. it is fair and substantial. we need to do more. i think it's very important we do work for the personal protective equipment so healthcare providers have what they need thank you to the great work of the congresswoman issue. >> and the appropriations committee working in a bipartisan way in the house and senate i want to join the leader and acknowledging the ranking member on the com

leader,inguished mr. hoyer, thank you on the floor today, but also leading us through all of this discussion. it only own course substantively, but that we had the numbers needed to get the job done today. it would not have happened without you. lujan, thank you so much. i want to acknowledge chuck schumer, dick durbin, and the members of their committee. we have to do now as the leader was speaking, further whatraged to say that we have to do now and in terms of what we need to do more, but in terms of what we are working on now is to translate it into a toolkit for our members so that anyone of their constituents, if they are a small business owner -- whatever their category is, that they know immediately how they can avail themselves of what is in this legislation. it is there, it is substantial, we need to do more, and i just want to say once again, it is important that we do more for personal protective equipment so our health care providers have what they need. i want to acknowledge the great work of a co

of course, her distinguished leader, mr. hoyer, thank you for being on the floor today and leading us through all of this discussion. we were notake sure only on course substantively but that we had the numbers needed to get the job done today. it would not have happened without you. thank you so much also for your work. i want to acknowledge chuck schumer and some of the members on the senate, did turbine especially and members of their committees as well. now, as the to do i amr was speaking, further encouraged to say that what we have to do now is we need to do more but in terms of this bill, what we are all working on right now is to translate it into a toolkit for our members so that any one of their constituents, if they are a small business owner, whatever their category is, that they know immediately how they can avail themselves of what is in this legislation. it is there, it's substantial, we need to do more. i just want to say once again that i thing it's very important we do more for the personal protective equipment s

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, we meet >> mr. speaker we meet at a challengingth time in the community this session will be different than most when we come together and reach outge our hands and thanks for their collegial work with us on the people's business. people who can see the chamber now will see that we are keeping a distance from one another. not out of hostility but out of love for one another that we may keep one another healthy and safe.

they can attest to the fact, mr. hoyer, they can attest to the fact he was a great baltimore orioles fan, right. don, right? a ravens fan, right? he loved baltimore and he loved that team spirit, and he thought it was really part of his representation here to not only represent the people of the area but the spirit of the area. so it wasn't just baltimore city. he went out into the counties as well. to that congressional black causous, that involvement was so important to him. it was like a cornerstone to him, value of the conscience of the congress, especially to the leadership in all of us but especiallies had brother who spoke so beautifully about their spiritual and family backgrounds together. this committee, he loved being chair of this committee. he also loved being on the transportation infrastructure committee. that meant a lot to him because it could connect him very directly to meeting the needs of his district. and i was honored to appoint him to the naval academy visitors, which he enjoyed very much as well. b

you might have noticed readal statement by mr. hoyer in the morning, toing they were trying figure out how member who are at home, whether they are quarantined or can't take the risk to come back, how they'll viewpointsget their out remotely. they came to us here at c-span. majority leader asked if we air these three minute speeches. yes.id we've reached out to the house to askn the the same of them that we would air their videos here. we will do so beginning on marc. to read more, we put out a statement on twitter. i'll show it to you. can follow us @c-span to read more. heard david drucker mention thomas massey, a republican from kentucky, he sent out this tweet saying, the senate did some voodoo just like with obamacare, took a house bill and stripped every word. the house is just as responsible killing the origination clause at senate. house's job to reject the process. he sent out this tweet, $2 trillion, he put in parenthesis, plus $4 trillion the fed and treasury. that's a $6 trillion stimulus. by 650 million citizens, that's 17,

mccarthy, and mr. hoyer sent a communication to all of you to that effect, but it is very important that you come now. the sooner you come, the shorter my remarks will be. and i want to thank the distinguished leader on the republican side for his leadership throughout all of this to achieve a bipartisan legislation and to do so as expeditiously as possible in the house, in the house, so the message will be clear to the american people that whatever concerns we may have and whatever we want to do next, right now we're going to pass this legislation. and that is because so many american families have been touched by the crisis. more than 82,000 americans so far have fallen sick. a number certain to surge as testing goes forward, which is already the most in the world. gone past china and italy. more than 1200 americans have tragically died. gives you chills to think of it. millions of workers are losing paychecks, including more than has been mentioned on both sides of the aisle. 3.2 million americans who fil

clyburn, and our majority leader, mr. hoyer prepared the way for how members would participate, and that we could get the job done just in a matter of a short period of time. also have the guidance of o capitol physician and the sergeant at arms to talk about tohow members, if they nee come back, if that is required, that they could safely participate on the floor in debate and in voting. judy: i am asking because the house is not in session right now. you would need to call members back. people are waiting and asking, when is this goingt done? what's the soonest you think it could be voted out? speaker pelosi: as soon as the senate passes it. that's rely the requirement. it began in the senate.at we antic, when they came into session at noon, that they would be bringing it to the floor shortly. we were anticipating seeing the text earlier in the day. but, obviously, there's some tweaks or glitches that need to be resolved, but nothing as substantive as taking away a $600 benefit for people, lower-income and, shall we say, low-

mccarthy and mr. hoyer had sent a communication to all of you to that effect, but it is very important that you come now. the sooner you come, the shorter my remarks will be. [laughter] >> the point of the roll call vote was not to delay, but massie says to hold congress accountable for the massive 2 trillion dollars price tag that he says will just put more debt on americans. that coronavirus package, cheryl, is the third package to leave congress, and they are already getting started working on what they are calling phase four for even more relief. cheryl? cheryl: we've before talking about that. we know they are starting to think about. nancy pelosi is certainly starting to think about that. thank you very much. investors have been watching all of this play itself out on capitol hill. stocks down right now. that despite the house passing the stimulus bill. it is expected to be signed by the president. the u.s. has passed china in coronavirus cases. the two country's leaders spoke last night, vowing to wo

clyburn, and our majority leader, mr. hoyerve prepar the way for how members would participatand that we could get the job done just in a matter of a short period of sme. we ao have the guidance of our capitol physician and the sergeant at arms to talk about how members, if they need to come back, if that is required, that they could safely payment on the floor in debate, and in voting. so we're ready. >> woodruff: i'm asking because of course waninhouse is noession right now. you would need to call members back. and, aga, the people are waiting and asking when is this going to get done? what's t soonest you think it could be voted on? it.as soon as the senate passes theally the requirement. it began in the senate. we anticipated when they came into session at noon that they would be brnging it to the floor shortly. we were anticipating seeing thee text eain the day. but, obviously, there's some twea or glitches that ed to be resolved. but nothing assubstantive taking away a $600 benefit for people, lower income and, shall we s

>> well, when we see the bill has passed the senate our distinguished majority leader mr. hoyer will get 24 hours notice, at least 24 hours notice to our members that the bill we be on the floor and we can show them actually what the bill is so they know what they're voeing on and they can review it. i believe at that time one option we will not have is unanimous consent because there are those who might object to that. but we can take a voice vote if someone calls the recorded vote and then we're prepared to go in that direction as well. but what is important is for us to recognize the bill, appreciate for what it does, don't judge it for what it doesn't because we have more bills to come. at the start of all this we had two bills for emergencies. and the emergency isn't over, but the focus was on those two bills. now we're mitigating the damage of it all to the health and to the livelihood of the american people. that is in this bill. and then we will go forward for recovery. emergency, mitigation, recovery. and again all along the way still addressing the emergency and mitiga

mr. steny hoyer of maryland, a champion of this issue for years. rep.oyer: i want to thank all the members of the caucuses that are here. our chairman of the caucus, the entire caucus, mr. jeffries, vice chair clark, i imagine ms. maloney will be here. as the speaker said, she has been an extraordinary advocate of not only making sure the census was adequately funded, but that it was adequately empowered to count every american. native american caucus as well. she represents the native american. we have a diverse caucus. we representso, all of america. and all of america needs to be counted. our founding fathers did not cite every citizen, every property owner, every white person. they excluded some people in terms of the laws, but they said that every person ought to be counted. why? because they knew it was critical for the successful operations of government, for the distribution of revenues from the federal government to the local governments, to assist every american. that everybody be counted. and we know where they live, what community they live

mr. hoyer: mr.i yield to the chair of the financial services committee, senior member of the congress of the united states, maxine waters from the state of california. the speaker pro tempore: how much time? high pressure four minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for four minutes. ms. waters: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise in support of the senate amendment to h.r. 748, now referred to as the coronavirus aid relief and economic security act or cares act. congress must take action to provide relief and assistance to the millions of people across the nation who are struggling in the midst of this national public health and economic emergency. with 3.3 million americans filing for unemployment last week, a million californians filing for unemployment in the last two weeks, and many families struggling to make ends meet, it is our duty as elected it is our duty as elected officials to step up and help them, several weeks ago as the chair financial serv

mccarthy and mr. hoyerication to all of you that is very important that you come now. the sooner you come, the shorter my remarks will be. and i want to thank the distinguished leader on the republican side for his leadership throughout all of this to achieve a bipartisan legislation and to do so as expeditiously as possible in the house, in the house, so that the message will be clear to the american people that whatever concerns we may have and whatever we want to do next, right now we are going to pass this legislation. and that is because so many american families have been touched by this crisis. more than 82,000 americans so far have fallen sick. neil: i just want to let you know what's going on here. nancy pelosi has been speaking to colleagues on the left and the right to get to the house floor as soon as possible because congressman massie is among those arguing for a voice vote on this package, this $2 trillion package. normally this would have been done electronically, no need for them to appear

knew it would be strongly bipartisan, leader mccarthy and i worked closely on that with our leader, mr. hoyerburn our whip and others to be sure we had wa was needed to ensure that the bill would pass, but in order to do so and following the guidens of our sergeant-at-arms and our capital physician we needed to be six feet apart from each other in. a real is hoarhistoric moment t spaced six feet apart in the gallery and it took one minute. i said to the colleague in question, my thinking is that his one minute, his 15 minutes of fame would be 1 minute of shame, because this is going to be over very quickly, and we could abide by the guidance of the sergeant-at-arms and the capitol physician and at the same time have a voice of a vote that is very bipartisan to get the job done in a way that, that could quickly meet the needs of the american people in their lives and livelihoods, but now we have to do more. >> speaking of bipartisanship, the president has said that you and he have not spoken with each other in quite some time. would you like to speak with the president of the united states in

mr. hoyer: i rise in opposition motion to recommit. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. i thank the speaker, speaker. i doubt that there is a person disagrees withho the premises that mr. mccaul stated. soleimani was a bad person. i said -- i said during the of debate on the slotkin amendment, which referenced that premise, that no lamented the loss of mr. soleimani. no one. is 's not what this bill about, nor is that what this about.nt is his bill, which is called a partisan bill by mr. mccaul, had of the republicans in the united states senate vote for it. his bill, called a partisan bill, says -- the bill we're on, the bill we're going to pass, says, members of the and d states armed forces intelligence community and all those involved in the planning 2020, strike 2, on qassem soleimani, including trump, t donald j. should be commended for their mission.n a successful that's what the bill that we are vote for says. does that sound to you like a document? ow, ladies and gentlemen, the purpose of thi

. >> well, when we see the bill has passed and the senate, our distinguished majority leader mr. hoyerill give 24 hours notice, at least 24 hours noti notice, to our members that the bill will be on the floor in that we can show them, actually, what the bill is. what is important is for us to recognize the good in the bill, appreciate it for what it does, don't judge it for what it doesn't, because we have more bills to come. >> so that 24 hours started at around 11:30 eastern, trace. we are told the house is going to vote on it at 9:00 a.m. or so on friday morning. noteworthy, one of the largest spending bills ever, put forth in the united states house of representatives. we understand it is very likely to pass played by what is called a voice vote, they said they dot want to force all 430 members of the house to get back on airplanes and fly here to d.c. for a vote. >> trace: we will see how the markets respond fearfully when feeleland vittert, thank you. there are now more than 30,000 confirmed cases in new york state. nearly 300 people have died. right now, 3800 people are hospital

hoyer gaveht mr.hat when the senate bill passed we would come to the floor on friday morning. we have to give 24 hours notice of bringing a bill to the floor. so that will be friday morning, and it will be a lively, wonderful debate. we are very proud of the legislation. we will have a strong, bipartisan vote and hopefully by noon, we will be finished. that will depend on how carefully we have to come in, in small numbers on the floor of the house, to vote. we are very proud of the legislation, because we believe that many elements of the house democratic bill are contained in bill.nate will -- senate it helped support the senate democrats, who did jiu-jitsu on the republican bill, that was very corporate focused. so we are very pleased with that, just to change the leverage. >> you mentioned some of the oversight in this bill for larger corporations, some might call it a bailout. after-- is it oversight the fact, or will there be advance consultations, now, it shouldn't go to that company? speaker pe

mr. mccarthy: i'd like to see the -- get us to a point where e can find some compromise, find some reforms. i believe we can get there. we have been talking with steny hoyer on the democrats -- the democrats in the appropriate committees. we have made ideas across to them. we have been waiting for them to give us their feedback or make an offer back, if you would call it that. i thought we'd get one two days ago. i thought we'd get one yesterday. i was hoping we'd get it today because time is running out next week. when i get done with this conference, i know the leader has a colloquy on the floor right now. i was going to call him after the colloquy to see when we can solve this problem. >> last question. reporter: when it comes to [inaudible] senator johnson will issue -- why isn't house republicans looking to this when you had the gavel? is it about politics? mr. mccarthy: it's not about politics at all. did you know this beforehand? the knowledge when i became aware of it, we were not in the majority. interesting to me that -- i don't think politics should ever play into it. i don't think partisan politics should ever play into it. but anybody that's

mr. icolas: thank speaker. group thatecognize a oftentimes doesn't get recognized. i rise to recognize the congress states.nited i rise to recognize speaker elosi, leader hoyer, natural resources committee chairman rijalva, minority leader mccarthy, natural resources committee ranking member rob bishop. to recognize senate leader mcconnell, judiciary designate raham, minority leader schumer and ranking member feinstein. staff of recognize this house. shjuan. watkins on the natural resources committee. lliott walden of the senate judiciary. sarah of senate judiciary ranking member feinstein's office. rise to recognize staff of the administration. halworth of the department of interior. doug of the white house. rise to recognize these individuals, mr. speaker, because without them we would able to move forward as expeditiously as we have over the past 13 months, 1365, which was addressed by this house yesterday. 1365, mr. speaker, brings saga of e a long suffering from the people of uam at the hands of the imperial japan during world war ii that finally sees closure recognition and compensation as much as we can that for the t sufferings of the chamorra war.e during th

hoyer and chairman mcgovern. that is why today i ask unanimous consent to insert into the record both of the letters at this time. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mccarthy: madam speaker, i believe the members of this house deserve a public response about this situation. will democrats commit to ending this abusive practice, or do they plan to follow the lead of their freshmen and end the use of the motion to recommit entirely? to end 100-year history of the botty -- body of this house. m.t.r.'s not overwhelm promote full and author low deliberation, but they also improve legislation. think for a moment just within this congress six out of 60 m.t.r.'s have been adopted by this congress. think about that. that means a bipartisan majority of this house felt the need to improve 10% of the bills put forward of which m.t.r.'s were offered. that should show you how vital the last amendment is and always should be. madam speaker, though we may not serve in the majority right now, our members still represent millions of americans. who lend as their voice and count on us to fight for their priorities in washington. madam speaker, the last eight years t

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, we meet challenging time in our country and in the global community. session will be different than most where we come reach out our hands, we hug one another in their on and thanks for collegial work with us on the business. people who can see the chamber that we are keeping a distance from one another. out of of hostility but love for one another that we may one - that we may keep another healthy and safe. be an unusual re session but a critical session. speaker, this legislation resolve s a bipartisan to meet the coronavirus challenge head-on. a focus on s amilies and workers with the objective of marking -- making hem safer and economically supported. t will protect workers and their families and our economy as we all do our part to flatten curve. public health officials have the only ear that chance we have to prevent our health care system from being by this pan dammic -- pandemic is for many mericans to stay at home as possible. it is however, necessary, for us legislation o pass to respond on behalf of the to this daunting challenge. the closur