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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
NORTH CAROLINA'S ROLE IN PRODUCING CORONAVIRUS VACCINE
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from
North Carolina (Mr. Budd) for 5 minutes.
Mr. BUDD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight the amazing work
being done to produce a vaccine for the coronavirus. Some of the best
work in our country is coming from FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies'
Innovation Center in my home State of North Carolina.
On Monday, July 27, President Trump visited the Morrisville
laboratories and touted the progress that has been made in Operation
Warp Speed toward producing an effective vaccine in historic time. The
Morrisville laboratories play a crucial role in that effort because
they are working on a bulk drug substance for one of the possible
vaccines.
It is impossible to overstate how important a vaccine will be for our
Nation, and I am proud that North Carolina is on the front lines of
that research.
Mr. Speaker, I thank the President for highlighting these facilities'
exciting work, and especially thank the researchers, the doctors, and
the scientists for their tireless work, and wish them every success
possible.
Restoring Law and Order
Mr. BUDD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to stand up for law and order and
safety and security in our country.
In an era where some in the opposition party advocate for defunding
the police, violent crime and rioting has swept across the Nation. No
city has endured more violence and less government action than
Portland, Oregon.
For 60 days, local officials have refused to protect the fundamental
rights of their citizens, mainly the right to life, to liberty, and to
personal property. I believe that if State and local officials won't
secure these rights for their fellow Americans, then the Federal
Government should do it for them at the direction of the President. I
fully support the President's deployment of Federal officers to restore
law and order and safety and security on the streets of Portland.
One of the most heartbreaking episodes of the violent crime that has
occurred recently occurred in Kansas City, Missouri, where a four-year-
old, LeGend Taliferro, was shot and killed while he was asleep in his
own bed. It was just a month ago on June 29.
Mr. Speaker, the only way to deal with violent criminals is to meet
them with strength. And that is what the President is doing by
initiating a Federal law enforcement operation, appropriately named
Operation Legend. Very simply, this operation will focus on putting
more cops on the streets in high-crime cities, making more funding
available for local police departments, and use Federal officers when
local officials refuse to act.
Mr. Speaker, we are never going to defund the police. Instead, we are
going to empower them to stop this crime surge that is terrorizing our
American brothers and sisters.
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