July 31, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 136 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

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              CALLING FOR BOLD ACTION ON STIMULUS PACKAGE

  (Mr. TAKANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TAKANO. Madam Speaker, this week, the Senate Republicans allowed 
expanded Federal unemployment benefits to expire and unveiled a grossly 
inadequate counter to the HEROES Act titled the HEALS Act.
  The HEALS Act slashes expanded Federal employment benefits by $400 a 
week during a time when families need our support the most.
  Even after some States have gradually reopened, the economy has not 
made a miraculous comeback. Millions of workers are still out of work, 
and too many of them do not have a job to return to.
  Workers are relying on these unemployment benefits to cover basic 
life necessities while our economy recovers.
  The HEALS Act is a moral failure. It puts corporations first instead 
of helping the people we were elected to serve or supporting the local 
governments battling this crisis.
  This is not a time to play politics. We have to be bold and act with 
urgency.

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