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Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019

Floor Speech

Date: March 27, 2020
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Government Budget and Spending

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Mr. HORSFORD. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Majority Leader, my chairman, Chairman Neal, today this body is here to send a united message to the American people: Help is on the way.

Yesterday, the Department of Labor released devastating numbers revealing that 3.28 million people in America filed unemployed claims in the past week. My home State of Nevada alone saw a 182 percent increase in claims. That is unprecedented job loss. American families need unprecedented relief to address it.

An important provision in the Families First Coronavirus package laid the groundwork for expanding unemployment benefits. Now, with the CARES Act, we are going above and beyond for our country's workers, providing an additional $600 per week for the next 4 months.

No person in this country should worry about putting food on the table or paying their bills while trying to keep themselves, their families, or their neighbors safe.

I know the pain and uncertainty that losing a job or facing a furlough causes.

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