July 29, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 134 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY HAS RECENTLY BEEN DECLARED A CORONAVIRUS HOTSPOT

  (Mr. McNERNEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take 
its toll on communities throughout the country, and my region is one of 
the latest to be declared a hotspot.
  In San Joaquin County, more than 10,000 have been diagnosed and 110 
have lost their lives to this disease. Our hospitals have less than 14 
percent availability in the ICUs, and my district, like many others, is 
in dire need of assistance.
  Mr. Speaker, over 2 months ago, the House of Representatives passed 
the HEROES Act, but this critical legislation is still sitting in the 
Senate majority leader's desk being ignored by Senate Republicans. This 
week, Senator McConnell announced his alternative to the HEROES Act, 
which falls way short, leaving individuals, cities, and States without 
the resources they need to survive this crisis.
  My district deserves better, the American people deserve better, and 
the House Democrats have offered better. It is time for the Republican-
controlled Senate to join us and meet this challenge head-on.

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