March 31, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 63 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E338]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          MIDDLE CLASS HEALTH BENEFITS TAX REPEAL ACT OF 2019

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                               speech of

                            HON. BEN McADAMS

                                of utah

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 27, 2020

  Mr. McADAMS. Mr. Speaker, as I continue to receive treatment in a 
Utah hospital for COVID-19, I am not able to vote on H.R. 748, the 
Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Had I been 
present and able to vote, I would have voted `aye'. This bill is 
certainly not perfect and raises significant concerns about fiscal 
responsibility and appropriate use of taxpayer dollars.
  Nonetheless, we have a responsibility to protect the health and 
economic well-being of our state and our country. This bill provides 
critical support for working families, our front-line health care 
providers, community workers, state and local governments, and Utah 
small businesses and their employees. Coronavirus remains a danger to 
our lives and our livelihoods. I am proud to have championed a key 
oversight provision--a Treasury Department Special Inspector General 
for Pandemic Recovery--to track and account for disbursement and 
spending of taxpayer dollars. I will work to ensure we fix problems as 
they arise and focus on doing what is best for Utahns.
  I believe we will get through this by giving communities, health care 
providers and local governments the tools they need to respond quickly 
and efficiently to what's happening on the ground with maximum 
flexibility and accountability. I believe in Utahns and I believe in 
Americans; everyday heroes will help us overcome and as a 
Representative, I must do my part to get urgently needed resources to 
Utahns.

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