Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019

Floor Speech

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Mr. SUOZZI. Madam Speaker, I support this legislation. I am concerned, however, that the banks are focused on big small businesses and have ignored the smaller small businesses seeking $100,000 or less.

I am asking my colleagues to send a clear message to the banks and to Secretary Mnuchin: We will be watching. We need you to fight for the little guys.

There are a lot of good things in this bill, including something we in New York have pushed for: money for hospitals based on the rate of infection. But we need more.

My three counties are in the top five in the Nation in confirmed cases. New York has over 30 percent of the cases and 30 percent of the deaths. Previously, this administration gave New York hospitals less money than Texas, which has only 3 percent of the cases. How does that make sense?

Now Senator McConnell is saying let's bankrupt our hardest hit States and local governments.

Madam Speaker, my State subsidizes Senator McConnell's State and has for decades. The grim reaper is telling my State and others to drop dead.

Well, I have a message for you: We are going to fight you. Most Democrats and Republicans have put aside ideological differences for the common good. We must continue to fight for New York, for my district, and for the little guy.

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