March 3, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 42 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Pages H1446-H1447]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       FUND CORONAVIRUS RESEARCH

  (Mr. HIGGINS of New York asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. HIGGINS of New York. Madam Speaker, this week, the House should 
consider legislation responding to the threat of COVID-19, called the 
coronavirus, that poses a significant threat to our Nation.
  Since the end of December, over 3,000 people worldwide have died from 
the virus, and there are over 91,000 confirmed cases. Without a 
specific treatment protocol or vaccine, the virus is dangerous and will 
likely reach the level of a pandemic.
  We need to fund scientific research that can quickly diagnose and 
provide therapies to prevent and treat the virus.

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  We need to give our first responders, doctors, nurses, and public 
health workers who are on the front lines fighting this virus the 
resources and support that they need.
  We need to all look after each other.
  Madam Speaker, I hope to support this legislation, and I urge my 
colleagues to do the same.

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