Unanimous Consent Request

Floor Speech

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Mrs. FISCHER. Mr. President.

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Mrs. FISCHER. It does not cover all respirators currently recommended by the CDC for healthcare professionals who are treating patients with COVID-19. My colleagues know that. This is inadequate.

The legislation that the senior Senator from Arizona and I have offered covers all CDC-recommended respirators. Moreover, our bill is not limited to this specific public health emergency but rather responsibly addresses future public health respirator needs. We are looking at what is going to happen in the future, and right here, right now, the Senate does have this opportunity to address these current emergencies and, yes, future emergencies by making sure that we can provide lifesaving equipment to the American people. So, accordingly, I object.

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Mrs. FISCHER. I would suggest the absence of a quorum.

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