America's Global Leadership During Covid-19

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Ms. DeLAURO. Madam Speaker, I am honored to add my voice to this important special order. Let me commend my colleagues, Congressmen Ami Bera and Ted Yoho for their leadership on global health.

As a global leader in the international community, the United States has a duty to support global health. No one can match our resources, our talent, our infrastructure.

As chair of the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee, I am proud to fight for global health. And, I am proud that in the congressional relief packages we have passed to help support the health and economic wellbeing of our families and working people, we secured vital dollars for global health. In total, at least $800 million. This funding is critical because if we stop outbreaks abroad, we prevent outbreaks in the United States.

But, our work for global health cannot stop once we stop this pandemic.

Let us not lapse in complacency. Instead, let us honor the sacrifice of those frontline workers fighting to save our humanity, the courage of those overcoming this illness, and the grief of those who have said goodbye too soon.

Let us invest in global health. Otherwise, we risk American health.

So, once again, I want to thank my colleagues for their leadership in raising this important issue. Let us keep fighting this virus. Let us win this battle. And let us make sure investing in global health is always an American priority.

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