Richard Neal

Mr. NEAL

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Pocan).

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Green).

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. Kaptur).

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield the gentleman from California another 10 seconds.

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Ocasio-Cortez).

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from Minnesota (Ms. Craig).

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Schrier).

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman).

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from California (Mr. Takano), chairperson of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Murphy), a very capable member of the Committee on Ways and Means.

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Connolly).

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from California (Mr. Bera).

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, we certainly express our best to Maxine Waters and her family at this challenging time. Madam Speaker, I yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Jackson Lee), the distinguished congresswoman.

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney), the chairperson of the Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Escobar).

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, let me inquire as to how much time is remaining on each side.

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Utah (Mr. McAdams).

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Ms. DeLauro), a fully capable member of the Committee on Ways and Means.

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Torres).

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from California (Mr. Ruiz).

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. Kim).

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, let me describe hospitals as a priority. With that, Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from Rhode Island (Mr. Langevin).

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, we are here today in these very trying and unprecedented times to act on an emergency interim funding package that I am pleased has strong bipartisan support. But we did not arrive here without significant efforts by our Democratic colleagues. When we began negotiations with the Senate, we were presented with an insufficient proposal that did not address the public health crisis that has now claimed the lives of nearly 48,000 Americans. The measures that we fought for will now bring real relief to the American people and prioritizes resources to combat this virus. This means more funding for hospitals and healthcare workers. It also means resources designated for testing. I am encouraged that the administration has committed to a national testing strategy which will be necessary to reopen our economy. We are all painfully aware that the American people are worried about their health, their jobs, the economy, and what life will look like after the emergency subsides. It is our responsibility to give our communities the confidence that we will get through this crisis, and that, eventually, we will return to normal lives. To do this, we must protect our small businesses on Main Street, and that is why we fought to increase funding for the Paycheck Protection Program and target the funds to community-based lenders, small banks, and credit unions. The legislation before us today is a marked improvement from where the Senate majority started, but I want to be clear: This does not come close to addressing the staggering needs of the American family. That is why my fellow chairs and I have already begun working on COVID four. Our next legislative package must be grounded in the understanding that restarting our economy can only happen when Americans are healthy and have the confidence to return to work. For our part, the Committee on Ways and Means will prioritize funding for hospitals and assistance for those on the front lines--and I know Mr. Brady agrees with us on that--as we proceed. In addition, our State and local governments are feeling the pain of slashed revenue from this pandemic. Without our support, essential workers who have been risking their lives are at risk of losing their jobs. Finally, we must look at what the most vulnerable in our country are facing by putting money into their pockets with another round of stimulus payments so they can pay for essentials. Similarly, we need to extend Federal unemployment compensation into the fall and help take the pressure off of overwhelmed State governments at the moment. Since this crisis began, Members and staff have made Herculean efforts to address the challenges we are now facing. We still have much work to do to ensure that we put the needs of our neighbors first, and we need to acknowledge--and I know Mr. Brady feels as I do--the work of the Committee on Ways and Means' staffers in bringing us to this moment. Together, we will rise to this challenge. Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. NEAL. Madam Speaker, I yield 30 seconds to the gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Clarke), the vice chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Mr. NEAL. I yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Nadler), chairman of the Judiciary Committee.