April 28, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 80 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
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              AMERICA'S GLOBAL LEADERSHIP DURING COVID-19

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                          HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 28, 2020

  Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I am honored to add my voice to this 
important special order. Let me commend my colleagues, Congressmen Ami 
Bera and Ted Yoho for their leadership on global health.
  As a global leader in the international community, the United States 
has a duty to support global health. No one can match our resources, 
our talent, our infrastructure.
  As chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education 
Appropriations Subcommittee, I am proud to fight for global health. 
And, I am proud that in the congressional relief packages we have 
passed to help support the health and economic wellbeing of our 
families and working people, we secured vital dollars for global 
health. In total, at least $800 million. This funding is critical 
because if we stop outbreaks abroad, we prevent outbreaks in the United 
States.
  But, our work for global health cannot stop once we stop this 
pandemic.
  Let us not lapse in complacency. Instead, let us honor the sacrifice 
of those frontline workers fighting to save our humanity, the courage 
of those overcoming this illness, and the grief of those who have said 
goodbye too soon.
  Let us invest in global health. Otherwise, we risk American health.
  So, once again, I want to thank my colleagues for their leadership in 
raising this important issue. Let us keep fighting this virus. Let us 
win this battle. And let us make sure investing in global health is 
always an American priority.

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