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. tion. Over 2 million women have been First, the House considered the budg- Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, by et resolution setting the budget rec- direction of the Committee on Rules, I forced to leave the workforce. Eight of 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. state just how important this is. Con. Res. 5, with the Senate amendment 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- resenting nearly 150 million Ameri- nority member of the Committee on the 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 chair and ranking minority member of the ess; 150 million Americans are not rep- 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 But let’s be clear. Today, we are on Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, for well as some economic support and aid the doorstep of history. We are about the purpose of debate only, I yield the to those who are unemployed or experi- to send the most sweeping and progres- customary 30 minutes to the distin- encing food shortages, but this support sive economic investment in modern guished gentleman from Texas (Mr. is not targeted toward those identified times to the President of the United BURGESS), pending which I yield myself as most vulnerable. States: $1,400 in direct payments, a his- This bill includes $1,400 in economic such time as I may consume. During toric child allowance, school infra- consideration of this resolution, all stimulus payments to anyone making structure, an expansion of the Afford- $75,000 a year or less, including those time yielded is for the purpose of de- able Care Act, student loan relief, bil- bate only. who may not have lost their jobs or ex- lions in rental assistance, aid that will perienced reduced employment. In ad- GENERAL LEAVE 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 As I have noted, I have been in Con- marks. New York, projects that had nothing to gress for more than 20 years, but this, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there do with coronavirus relief, have been Madam Speaker, this is among my objection to the request of the gen- removed. We are glad of that. tleman from Massachusetts? proudest moments. My Democratic colleagues may argue I want to thank our distinguished There was no objection. that these projects would have created Speaker, NANCY PELOSI, and my fellow Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, 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 itol, together with the Biden adminis- with appropriate safety precautions, on the motion, equally divided and con- tration, have crafted something his- the risk of coronavirus transmission in trolled by the chairs and ranking mi- toric. In 1 day, with a single vote in schools is minimal. In fact, many nority members of the Committees on favor of this bill, we will change the States are prioritizing teachers for vac- 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 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.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:58 Mar 10, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09MR7.057 H09MRPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE 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 (By Kellie Mejdrich) from both parties’’ to support the funding. demic. The total revenue loss of State 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. b 1515 were among 19 states where Moody’s identi- ‘‘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. for an emergency food and shelter pro- through the crisis,’’ said John Giles, the Re- Ten of the 19 are represented by at least one 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 dent Biden has worked to overturn the crats in control of Congress. It’s a breach calls for support because the new bill sets 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 ministration to limit border crossings and county governments—just over $120 bil- 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 documentation tested positive for the vocal national Republicans in rejecting the villages. That’s why more than 30 Repub- 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- leased into the interior of the United port of the package last month that Pelosi 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 vide testing and personal protective McConnell slammed the relief package in twice that much in receipts that were tied to his opening remarks Friday, calling it ‘‘an equipment to all encountered along our virus relief; our expenses have gone higher.’’ 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. called relief package, but the most con- dents are locked in a struggle to fill pantries Even some Republican governors have pub- 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 voices of our constituents? serve Chair Jerome Powell. While Powell economies,’’ read the statement, whose sig- 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 lation worth saving? party by inviting a bipartisan group of gov- year. Local media reported last month that 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 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.’’

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:58 Mar 10, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09MR7.059 H09MRPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H1166 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 9, 2021 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 aid to local governments will get those 1 unanimous consent request. 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 Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I er, I ask unanimous consent to call up a pen, President Biden is going to lift raise that because the only place where H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to millions and millions of children out of this bill isn’t bipartisan is here in get our kids out from behind screens poverty in this country. Washington. Republican mayors and and back in the classroom. As families struggle to stay in their The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Republican Governors all across the home, feed their families, purchase ne- country want this bill. Seventy percent chair understands that the gentleman cessities, this plan provides for hard- from Massachusetts has not yielded for of the American people want this bill. working Americans. It includes $12 bil- But here in Washington, my Repub- that purpose; therefore, the unanimous lion in emergency food assistance, in- consent request cannot be entertained. lican friends think they know better cluding an extension of increased food than their constituents. They have Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I stamps. The relief also provides $45 bil- now yield to the gentleman from Vir- what we call Potomac fever or they lion for rental and mortgage assist- have gone Washington on their con- ginia (Mr. GOOD) for the purpose of a ance. unanimous consent request. stituents. It is time to make a bold investment The bottom line is people back home Mr. GOOD of Virginia. Madam Speak- in the health and the security of the er, I ask unanimous consent to call up need help. People back home are strug- American people. This is a watershed gling, businesses back home have been H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to moment, an historic piece of legisla- get our kids out from behind screens devastated because of this pandemic. tion. We will vote for the American This is a bill designed to help the and back in the classrooms. Rescue Plan with the determination to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The American people. adequately meet the moment with Before I yield to the gentlewoman chair understands that the gentleman strength, with action, and with hope. from Massachusetts has not yielded for from Connecticut, we are about to be Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I treated to a little bit of theatrics, and that purpose; therefore, the unanimous yield to the gentlewoman from Iowa consent request cannot be entertained. I understand that they want to delay (Mrs. HINSON) for the purpose of a the passage of this bill and bring up an Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I unanimous consent request. yield to the gentlewoman from Texas alternative, a bill that they claim is Mrs. HINSON. Madam Speaker, I ask (Ms. VAN DUYNE) for the purpose of a going to help our schools but provides unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682, unanimous consent request. no new funding. the Reopen Schools Act, to get our Ms. VAN DUYNE. Madam Speaker, I What we are doing here, Madam kids out from behind screens and back ask unanimous consent to call up H.R. Speaker, is we are not only providing in the classroom. 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our funding to help our schools reopen safe- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The kids out from behind screens and back ly, we are also providing money to help Chair would advise that all time has in the classroom. those who are unemployed, to help been yielded for the purpose of debate The SPEAKER pro tempore. The those who are hungry, to help our cit- only. Does the gentleman from Massa- chair understands that the gentleman ies and towns that are on the verge of chusetts yield for purposes of the unan- from Massachusetts has not yielded for laying off first responders. imous consent request? that purpose; therefore, the unanimous In a moment, everybody in this Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I 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 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.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:23 Mar 10, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A09MR7.043 H09MRPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE March 9, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1167 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 who yielded for that purpose. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to now yield to the gentlewoman from Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I call up H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Iowa (Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS) for the pur- now yield to the gentleman from Wis- Act, to get our kids out from behind pose of a unanimous consent request. consin (Mr. FITZGERALD) for the pur- screens and back in the classroom. Mrs. MILLER-MEEKS. Madam The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to pose of a unanimous consent request. Mr. FITZGERALD. Madam Speaker, Chair understands that the gentleman call up H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools from Massachusetts has not yielded for Act, to get our kids out from behind I ask unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools Act, to that purpose; therefore, the unanimous screens and back in the classroom. consent request cannot be entertained. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The get our kids out from behind screens Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I chair understands that the gentleman and back in the classroom. yield to the gentlewoman from Illinois from Massachusetts has not yielded for The SPEAKER pro tempore. The (Mrs. MILLER) for the purpose of a that purpose; therefore, the unanimous chair understands that the gentleman unanimous consent request. consent request cannot be entertained. from Massachusetts has not yielded for Mrs. MILLER of Illinois. Madam Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I that purpose; therefore, the unanimous Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to now yield to the gentleman from Texas consent request cannot be entertained. call up H.R. 682, the Reopen Schools (Mr. FALLON) for the purpose of a unan- Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I Act, to get our kids out from behind imous consent request. now yield to the gentleman from Cali- 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, the Reopen Schools Act, to get our North Carolina (Mr. CAWTHORN) for the b 1530 purpose of a unanimous consent re- kids out from behind screens and back 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. 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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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 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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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. b 1545 Chair understands that the gentleman 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. unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682, yield to the gentleman from Virginia 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. Chair understands that the gentleman Mr. GRIFFITH. I ask unanimous con- Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I from Massachusetts has not yielded for sent to call up H.R. 682, the Reopen yield to the gentlewoman from North that purpose; therefore, the unanimous Schools Act, to get our kids out from Carolina (Ms. FOXX) for the purpose of consent request cannot be entertained. behind screens and back in the class- 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 unanimous consent to call up H.R. 682, (Mr. CARTER), another valuable mem- 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 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

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:23 Mar 10, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09MR7.066 H09MRPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H1170 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 9, 2021 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 on a true, sound, basic education guar- son instruction at elementary and sec- Madam Speaker, our State des- anteed them by the New York State ondary schools.’’ That is what the bill perately needs the relief provided in 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 tleman from Texas has 221⁄2 minutes re- superintendents, teachers, parents, and 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, 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.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:23 Mar 10, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09MR7.067 H09MRPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE March 9, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1171 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 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

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:23 Mar 10, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09MR7.070 H09MRPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE H1172 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 9, 2021 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. I am so proud to be a part of a body yield myself such time as I may con- all of my colleagues on both sides of that came up with this legislation that sume. the aisle to read the bill, to look at gives America’s schools exactly what Madam Speaker, we all want schools what is in this bill, and to look at the they need, gives America’s children the to reopen, but we want them to reopen people who it will help. To claim some- support that is necessary, and reopens safely. There is such a thing called 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 b 1615 the immediate needs of the American thinking? This is serious. people. Rather than work for the Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I Communities after communities all American people, Democrats are fine yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman throughout this country are trying to working for their own future 2 years from Connecticut (Mrs. HAYES). find ways to reopen schools safely. from now. That is really not the way it Mrs. HAYES. Madam Speaker, I rise Some of them are trying to invest in is supposed to be. We are supposed to in support of the American Rescue infrastructure for better ventilation to be focused on the next generation, not Plan. make sure that it is safe. Some are the next election. I find this unaccept- I was sitting in my office listening to talking about additional school buses 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. 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

VerDate Sep 11 2014 08:23 Mar 10, 2021 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K09MR7.071 H09MRPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE March 9, 2021 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1173 would encourage our schools to be re- come to no resolution on the bill, then on Smith (WA) Thompson (MS) Vela ´ opened but don’t offer one additional the next legislative day the House shall, im- Soto Titus Velazquez mediately after the third daily order of busi- Spanberger Tlaib Wasserman penny in resources to help them re- 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- connected from reality. People need Stevens Torres (NY) Watson Coleman 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) have a problem spending $2 trillion. Mr. MCGOVERN. Madam Speaker, I Thompson (CA) Veasey Yarmuth yield back the balance of my time, and They spent that with their tax cut bill NAYS—206 that benefited mostly people who are I move the previous question on the resolution. Aderholt Gohmert Miller (WV) 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) the wealthy; and to our communities, Speaker pro tempore announced that Baird Graves (LA) Nehls the ayes appeared to have it. Balderson Graves (MO) Newhouse not corporations. That is the funda- 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 party lines and divisions support the The vote was taken by electronic de- Bishop (NC) Harris Perry 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 Buchanan Herrell Reschenthaler publican friends just say that they are [Roll No. 65] uninformed, including their Republican Buck Herrera Beutler Rice (SC) YEAS—216 Bucshon Hice (GA) Rodgers (WA) mayors and Republican Governors. Budd Higgins (LA) Rogers (AL) Adams Espaillat Maloney, Burchett Hill Rogers (KY) How insulting. Aguilar Carolyn B. Evans Burgess Hinson Rose This bill will put more vaccines in Allred Maloney, Sean Fletcher Calvert Hollingsworth Rosendale Auchincloss Manning arms. It will put our kids back to Foster Cammack Hudson Rouzer Axne Matsui school safely. It will put food on dinner Frankel, Lois Carl Huizenga Roy Barraga´ n McBath Gallego Carter (GA) Issa Rutherford tables and put workers back in jobs. Bass McCollum Garamendi Carter (TX) Jackson Salazar This pandemic is an all-hands-on- Beatty McEachin Garcı´a (IL) Cawthorn Jacobs (NY) Scalise Bera McGovern deck moment. After weeks and weeks Garcia (TX) Chabot Johnson (LA) Schweikert Beyer McNerney of work, Congress doesn’t have a mo- Golden Cheney Johnson (OH) Scott, Austin Blumenauer Meeks Gomez Cline Johnson (SD) Sessions ment to spare. Blunt Rochester Meng Gonzalez, Cloud Jordan Simpson I urge all of my colleagues to support Bonamici Mfume Vicente Clyde Joyce (OH) Smith (MO) Bourdeaux Moore (WI) these historic investments in our Na- Gottheimer Cole Joyce (PA) Smith (NE) Bowman Morelle tion. We have told our neighbors and Green, Al (TX) Comer Katko Smith (NJ) Boyle, Brendan Moulton Grijalva Crawford Keller Smucker communities that help is on the way. F. Mrvan Haaland Crenshaw Kelly (MS) Spartz Brown Murphy (FL) Let’s deliver on that promise. Harder (CA) Curtis Kelly (PA) Stauber Brownley Nadler I am proud to be on the House floor Hastings Davidson Kim (CA) Steel Bush Napolitano Hayes Davis, Rodney Kinzinger Stefanik today. I am proud to speak in favor of Bustos Neguse Higgins (NY) DesJarlais Kustoff Steil the American Rescue Plan. And I am Butterfield Newman Himes Diaz-Balart LaHood Steube Carbajal Norcross proud to vote in favor of this impor- Horsford Donalds LaMalfa Stewart Ca´ rdenas O’Halleran tant piece of legislation. This will help Houlahan Duncan Lamborn Stivers Carson Ocasio-Cortez Hoyer Dunn Latta Taylor save lives and will help save our econ- Cartwright Omar Huffman Emmer LaTurner Tenney omy. Case Pallone Jackson Lee Estes Lesko Thompson (PA) Casten Panetta The material previously referred to Jacobs (CA) Fallon Long Timmons Castor (FL) Pappas by Mr. BURGESS is as follows: Jayapal Feenstra Loudermilk Turner Castro (TX) Pascrell Jeffries Ferguson Lucas Upton AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 198 Chu Payne Johnson (GA) Fischbach Luetkemeyer Van Drew Cicilline Perlmutter At the end of the resolution, add the fol- Johnson (TX) Fitzgerald Mace Van Duyne Clark (MA) Peters lowing: Fitzpatrick Malliotakis Wagner Clarke (NY) Jones Phillips SEC. 2. Immediately upon adoption of this Fleischmann Mann Walberg Cleaver Kahele Pingree Fortenberry Massie Walorski resolution, the House shall resolve into the Clyburn Kaptur Pocan Foxx Mast Waltz Committee of the Whole House on the state Cohen Keating Porter Franklin, C. McCarthy Weber (TX) of the Union for consideration of the bill Connolly Kelly (IL) Pressley Scott McCaul Wenstrup Cooper Khanna Price (NC) (H.R. 682) to encourage local educational 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 Gallagher McHenry Wilson (SC) Courtney Kim (NJ) Rice (NY) other purposes. The first reading of the bill Garbarino McKinley Wittman Craig Kind Ross Garcia (CA) Meijer Womack shall be dispensed with. All points of order Crist Kirkpatrick Roybal-Allard Gibbs Meuser Young against consideration of the bill are waived. Crow Krishnamoorthi Ruiz Gimenez Miller (IL) Zeldin General debate shall be confined to the bill Cuellar Kuster 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 Bishop (GA) Mooney Valadao ing minority member of the Committee on Dean Larsen (WA) Sa´ nchez Larson (CT) Brady Neal Webster (FL) Education and Labor. After general debate DeFazio Sarbanes DeGette Lawrence Scanlon Fudge Tiffany Williams (GA) the bill shall be considered for amendment DeLauro Lawson (FL) Schakowsky under the five-minute rule. All points of DelBene Lee (CA) Schiff b 1708 order against provisions in the bill are Delgado Lee (NV) Schneider waived. When the committee rises and re- Demings Leger Fernandez Schrader Messrs. MULLIN and GONZALEZ of ports the bill back to the House with a rec- DeSaulnier Levin (CA) Schrier Ohio changed their votes from ‘‘yea’’ to Deutch Levin (MI) Scott (VA) ommendation that the bill do pass, the pre- ‘‘nay.’’ vious question shall be considered as ordered Dingell Lieu Scott, David Doggett Lofgren Sewell on the bill and amendments thereto to final So the previous question was ordered. Doyle, Michael Lowenthal Sherman The result of the vote was announced passage without intervening motion except F. Luria 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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McBath Price (NC) Takano NOT VOTING—2 MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE McCollum Quigley Thompson (CA) McEachin Raskin Katko Tiffany RESOLUTION 8, 117TH CONGRESS Thompson (MS) McGovern Rice (NY) Titus Allred (Davids Langevin Palazzo McNerney Ross b 1754 Tlaib (KS)) (Lynch) (Fleischmann) Meeks Roybal-Allard Tonko Ms. SEWELL, Messrs. THOMPSON of Amodei (Kelly Lawson (FL) Payne Meng Ruiz Torres (CA) (PA)) (Evans) (Wasserman Mfume Ruppersberger California and SMITH of Washington Torres (NY) Babin (Norman) Lee (NV) Schultz) Moore (WI) Rush changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ to Trahan Baird (Walorski) (Kuster) Pingree (Kuster) Morelle Ryan Trone ‘‘yea.’’ Barraga´ n (Beyer) Lieu (Beyer) Porter (Wexton) Moulton Sa´ nchez ´ Underwood So the resolution was agreed to. Cardenas Lofgren (Jeffries) Roybal-Allard Mrvan Sarbanes (Gomez) Murphy (FL) Scanlon Vargas The result of the vote was announced Lowenthal (Leger Veasey Carter (TX) (Beyer) Fernandez) Nadler Schakowsky as above recorded. (Calvert) Vela McEachin Ruiz (Aguilar) Napolitano Schiff A motion to reconsider was laid on Cohen (Beyer) Neal Schneider Vela´ zquez (Wexton) Rush DeFazio (Davids Neguse Schrader Wasserman the table. McHenry (Banks) (Underwood) (KS)) Newman Schrier Schultz Stated against: McNerney Steube Grijalva (Garcı´a Norcross Scott (VA) Waters (Raskin) (Franklin, C. 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. Moore (WI) (DelBene) Hastings Pallone Sherrill Wild MEMBERS RECORDED PURSUANT TO HOUSE (Beyer) Thompson (MS) (Wasserman 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) NAYS—210 Amodei (Kelly Langevin Palazzo (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 Barraga´ n (Beyer) Lee (NV) Schultz) Armstrong Garbarino Mast tion. Ca´ rdenas (Kuster) Pingree (Kuster) Arrington Garcia (CA) McCarthy Porter (Wexton) (Gomez) Lieu (Beyer) The question was taken; and the Babin Gibbs McCaul Roybal-Allard Carter (TX) Lofgren (Jeffries) Speaker pro tempore announced that Bacon Gimenez McClain (Leger (Calvert) Lowenthal 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 ´ ant to section 3(s) of House Resolution Bergman Gooden (TX) Miller (IL) Grijalva (Garcıa McNerney (Franklin, C. 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) 210, not voting 2, as follows: (Wasserman (Beyer) (Butterfield) 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) YEAS—219 (Jeffries) (NY)) Wilson (FL) Buchanan Guest Nehls (Hayes) Adams Costa Hastings Buck Guthrie Newhouse Aguilar Courtney Hayes Bucshon Hagedorn Norman f 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 Barraga´ n 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 Relations Act, the Labor Management Blumenauer DeLauro Jeffries Chabot Hinson Reed 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 Ca´ rdenas 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) postponed and on which the yeas and Castor (FL) Gallego Larsen (WA) Estes Kustoff Smith (NE) Castro (TX) Garamendi Larson (CT) Fallon LaHood Smith (NJ) nays were ordered. Chu Garcı´a (IL) Lawrence Feenstra LaMalfa Smucker The Clerk will redesignate the Cicilline Garcia (TX) Lawson (FL) Ferguson Lamborn Spartz amendments en bloc. 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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