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Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Michel Martin on NPR's Weekend All Things Considered for an interview to discuss the ongoing efforts to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, including the recently passed interim emergency funding package transformed by Congressional Democrats to provide critical support for small businesses, hospitals, health care workers and a national testing strategy. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Michel Martin. In the past few weeks, with the support of both parties, Congress has passed four coronavirus bills to meet the economic and health care demands of this pandemic. The most recent one, signed by President Trump on Friday, allocated billions of dollars for small businesses, hospitals and widespread testing.
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports to discuss the ongoing efforts to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, including the recently passed interim emergency funding package transformed by Congressional Democrats to provide critical support for small businesses, hospitals, and a national testing strategy. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Andrea Mitchell. And joining me now is the Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi.
Madam Speaker, I want to ask you about what's next, if there's another package to come with all of the needs. Thank you very much for being with us.
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a bill enrollment photo opportunity for H.R. 266, the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. Good evening.
Today was an historic day for us, to once again to pass our, now, fourth bipartisan legislation to address the coronavirus crisis.
We're very pleased with the vote, 388-5, 388-5, passing under suspension and a recorded vote. We had masterful leadership of Richie Neal managing the bill on the Floor for us, and he disciplined many of us to stick our – to keep our remarks to 30 seconds. So, I will use 30 seconds to acknowledge the greatness of our leadership of our committees who made this important event possible, and then take 30 seconds to comment on it.
Washington, D.C. – Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered remarks on the Floor of the House of Representatives in support of H.R. 266, The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act. Below are the Speaker's remarks:
Speaker Pelosi. I thank the gentleman for yielding and I thank him for managing this important legislation on the Floor of the House.
I also commend him for the work that he did in the previous legislation that we've had. As has been acknowledged, this is the fourth bipartisan bill that we have brought to the Floor to address the coronavirus pandemic, and this is a very important piece of legislation.