her. how difficult to think the non-asian process will be for her? -- the nomination process will be for her? guest: if republicans decide to fight this and they have votes in the senate, it could be difficult for her. this takes some of the heat off of other [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2020] >> the house is about to gavel in. members will vote on a bill letting the u.s. mint make more coins to deal with the shortage of coins caused by the coronavirus pandemic. we'll take you live now to the house floor. . as amended. on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title. the clerk: h.r. 7995, a bill to amend title 31, code, to save federal funds by authorizing changes to the composition of circulating coins and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house

suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of epresentatives.] the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. price of north carolina, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. price will vote yes on h.r. 7995.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. raskin: thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by ms. jayapal, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. jayapal will vote aye on h.r. 7995. as the member designated by mr. pocan, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. pocan will vote aye on h.r. 7995.

as the member designated by mr. doggett, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. doggett will vote aye on h.r. 795. and as the member designated by mr. mcnerney, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. mcnerney will vote aye on h.r. 7995. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? mr. kildee: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. peters of california,, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. peters will vote yes on h.r. 7995. as the member designated by mr. thompson of california, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. top ofson will vote yes on h.r. -- mr. thompson will vote es on h.r. 7995.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from washington ise? ms. delbene: as the member designated by dr. schrier, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. schrier will vote yes on h.r. 7995 -- dr. schrier will vote yes on h.r. 7995.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from kansas seek recognition? ms. davids: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. kim, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. kim will vote ye on h.r. 7995.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. deutch, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. deutch will vote yes on h.r. 7995. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition?

mrs. demings: as the member designated by mr. al lawson, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lawson will vote yea on h.r. 7995. as the member designated by ms. castor, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. castor will vote es on h.r. 7995. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from oregon seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. lipinski, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lipinski will vote yes on h.r. 7995.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. pressley of massachusetts, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. pressley will vote yea on h.r. 7995.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? ms. matsui: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. desaulnier, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. desaulnier will vote yes on h.r. 7995. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? mr. cooper: thank you, madam speaker.

as the member designated by mr. costa, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. costa will vote es on h.r. 7995. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rom missouri seek recognition? mr. cleaver: as the member designated by representative carson, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. carson will vote yes on h.r. 795. -- 7995.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. sflider, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. schneider will ote yes on h.r. 7995. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. welch of vermont, pursuant to house resolution 965, i

inform the house that mr. welch will vote yes on h.r. 7995.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by representative lowey, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that representative lowey will vote aye on h.r. 7995.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. grijalva of arizona, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. grijalva will vote yes on h.r. 995. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. as the member designated by mr.

mccoach -- matthew mcconaughey each-in, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. mceachin will vote yes on h.r. 79956789 as the member designated by ms. porter, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. porter will vote yes on h.r. 7995. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. escobar of texas, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. escobar will vote es on h.r. 7995. madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. roybal-allard of california, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. roybal-allard will vote yes on h.r. 7995. hank you, madam speaker.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from michigan seek recognition? as the member designated by dr. rue wes of california, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that dr. ruiz will vote yes on h.r. 7995. as the member designated by ms. kaptur of ohio, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. kaptur will vote aye on h.r. 7995. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. sires, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr.

sires will vote yes on h.r. 7995. jz for what purpose does the gentlewoman seek recognition? >> as the member designated by representative brian higgins, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. higgins will vote aye on h.r. 995.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> as the member designated by chairwoman eddie bernice johnson, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that chairwoman johnson will vote yea on h.r. 7995. as the member designated by chairwoman zoe lofgren, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that chairwoman lofgren will vote yea on h.r. 7995. as the member designated by chairman nadler, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that chairman nadler ill vote yea on h.r. 7995. as the member designated by congressman jose serrano, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that congressman serrano will vote yea on h.r. 7995.

as the member designated by congressman brendan boyle, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that congressman boyle will vote yea n h.r. 7995. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mrs. kirkpatrick. pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. kirkpatrick will vote yes on h.r. 7995. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. brownley,

pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. brownley will vote yes on h.r. 7995. as the member designated by ms. frankel, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. frankel will vote yes on h.r. 7995. and as the member designated by pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. bonamici will vote yes on h.r. 7995.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new hampshire seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. pingree, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. pingree will vote ea on h.r. 7995. as the member designated by ms. lee, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the yeae that ms. lee will vote n h.r. 7995. as the member designated by mr. kennedy, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. kennedy will vote ea on h.r. 7995. and as the member designated by ms. meng, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. meng will vote

yea on h.r. 7995. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. keating, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. keating will vote yes on h.r. 7995.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? >> good evening, madam speaker. as the member designated by the honorable mr. james langevin of rhode island, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the will hat mr. langevin vote yes on h.r. 7995. the coin medal modification and cost savings act. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. garamendi, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. garamendi will vote yes on h.r. 7995.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? >> as the member designated by mr. rush, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. rush will vote es on h.r. 7995. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> as the member designated by ms. moore, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. moore will vote yes on h.r. 7995. as the member designated by mr. cohen, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. cohen will vote es on h.r. 7995.

as the member designated by mr. lieu, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lieu will vote es on h.r. 7995. as the member designated by ms. barragan, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. barragan will vote yes on h.r. 79956789 as the member designated by mr. lowenthal, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lowenthal will vote yes on h.r. 7995. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maine seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. lamb, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. lamb will vote yes on h.r. 995.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by congress member napolitano, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the use that congress member napolitano will vote yes on h.r. 7995.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. pallone: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. bill pascrell, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. pascrell ill vote yes on h.r. 7995. and, madam speaker, as the member designated by mrs. bonnie watson coleman, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mrs. watson coleman will vote yes on h.r. 7995.

and, madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. mikey cheryl, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. mikie sherrill will vote yes on h.r. 795. -- 7995.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida seek recognition? ms. wasserman schultz: madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. payne of new jersey, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. payne will vote yea on h.r. 7995. and madam speaker, as the member designated by mr. hastings of florida, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that mr. hastings will also vote yea on h.r. 7995. and, madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. mucarsel-powell, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. mucarsel-powell will also vote ea on h.r. 7995.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by ms. titus of nevada, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. titus will vote es on h.r. 7995.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> madam speaker, as the member designated by dr. bera, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that dr. bera will vote yes on house resolution 7995.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? mrs. hayes: as the member designated by ms. wilson, pursuant to house resolution 965, i inform the house that ms. wilson will vote yes on .r. 7995.

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 343, the nays

are 41. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the bill is passed. and without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to be removed as a co-sponsor on h.r. 2036. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania eek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my marks.

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. > madam speaker, i rise to recognize alan jennings, a constituent of mine and a good friend who has spent decades to root out hunger and poverty in my community. alan joined the action community of the lehigh valley as a young man in 1980. for the past 30 years, he served as the executive director of the agency, touching countless lives, challenging barriers of race and bias and working to expand diversity in the nonprofit sector. alian is stepping down to get a much needed rest. under alan's leadership, the funding has increased 30-fold. his entire life's work has been building a just and equitable,

to providing food and raising funds to be the first in their families to go to college, alan has lived the community action every single day. alan, on behalf of the people of the 7th district, thank you for your extraordinary leadership. we are so grateful to you. i you begin a new chapter, wish you the very best. thank you, madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> madam speaker, throughout american history, generations of american front-line workers answered the call of duty to support our nation, faith and local communities. from those in the factories that helped advance the allied advance and women who cleared

the rubble after september 11. there is a reference with being a front-line worker. today, our nurses, doctors and health care providers are answering that call of duty. in the face of a once in a lifetime pandemic, our health care professionals have not weafered in their mission, ex emapply filing compassion and resilience. our health care workers have give our nation reassurance we can defeat this virus. our front-line workers in my i know your job is not easy, but your impact is felt

throughout our community and throughout our nation. please know we are forever grateful for your service. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> imagine you are a banker with a loan application and competition has eroded this market's share and burn through the cash and similar companies have gone bankrupt since 2014. would you make that loan? fuelis today's u.s. fossil industry. oil prices are down 45%, shale roducers free cash flow, exxon wrote off, wells fargo of $21 million insector losses and yet the office has ruled a mandate

that banks provide fair access to this sector and force you to take on excessive risk. it would reduce our financial stability and raise our energy costs. attempt r a the o.c.c. to use socialist tools to prop an industry that is unable to succeed in free market capitalism. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee seek recognition? >> i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> late last week, east tennessee said good-bye to wanda moody, a close friend of mine who led careers in the field of

public service and passed away at the age of 91. she was a strong tough leader making east tennessee. she was an educator and advocate for special jation. she fought to expand special education initiatives as an assist ant commissioner of education and served a similar role developing a special education programs for the city of knoxville. it propelled to run and win on the city commission and first woman to serve. during her three decades, wanda asked tough questions and reviewed budgets and wasn't shy of speaking up for increased government accountability and transparency. she led the reforms that government.cksville

wanda was influential and one of my oldest friends and her mentorship will influence my public service career. i'm proud to celebrate her life and recognize her contributions to my community and my friend will be missed. i yield the remainder of my time. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, madam speaker. it gives me great pleasure to rise today to recognize mrs. mary woodruff of amherst county, virginia, who turned 104 years young last week. born and raised in amherst, mrs. woodruff and her husband built their iconic country store in 1952 with their own grandfather er opened the first black-owned

store in the county. they raised five children and several foster children in the apartment above the store. this multigenerational family business was reinvented as woodruff's cafe and pie shop by mary's youngest daughter in 1998. since then, business has been booming. attracting patrons from far and wide to try their delicious pies, including a visit from al roker and the today show last year. to this day, nearly 70 years after opening the country store's doors, the 104-year-old still works at the shop and holds court at the back table where she greetings customers and tells story. she, her family and the pies are truly a blessing to our central virginia community. i wish mrs. woodruff a very happy birthday and i look forward to stopping by the shop sometime soon. madam speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, madam speaker. i rise in strong support of s.

945, the holding foreign companies accountable act. the united states has the most robust liquid and advanced capital markets in the world. companies from around the globe flock to the u.s. capital markets to fund their businesses. however, to participate in our markets, companies need to play by our rules. and chinese firms listed on american exchanges are the worst and most frequent violators of the rules. mr. barrow: gone are the days we can -- mr. barr: gone are the days we can sit idly by and let chinese firms participate in our markets at the expense of protection for everyday investors. most publicly traded firms audited by public accounting firms which in turn are overseen by the pcaob. this ive goes investors -- this gives investors confidence the books are accurate. china refuses to allow them to review auditors. the results are that investors lack confidence in the company's data. thousands of investors are defrauded and american savers are funding chinese state-owned enterprises which are fueling

china's civil military fusion and in some cases directly financing china's military space and cyberspace buildup. threatening u.s. national security. as a member of the china task force, we strongly support this legislation. we urge this body to pass it and we can no longer allow china to take advantage of our rules and defraud our investors. thank you, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. lamalfa: i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. lamalfa: thank you. thanksgiving day this year, some were also celebrating something else. their 70th wedding anniversary. after meeting at a dance in 1950, betty and ellington got married and moved to oakdale, california, which is well known ranching and rodeo town south of sacramento a ways. shortly after that, ellington

was drafted for the korean war and he served in our military for one year. he came home to betty and their first son, andy, who was born while he was overseas. they later lived in the cottonwood/anderson area until ellington was i believe to live the dream and buy the shasta auction yard he worked at for so many years. for over 30 years they have been staples in the shasta county livestock community, but all northern california with their very innovative way of doing business, helping ranchers from across the country sell their cattle via satellite and on the internet. through hard work and a strong bond, they have found great success in livestock and even greater success in their family and their long list of friends of which i count myself and am proud to do so. so, betty and ellington, happy 70th anniversary. i wish you continued happiness for many years to come. you're pillars of our

community. i am proud of you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. aderholt of alabama for today and the balance of the week. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request s granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2019, the gentleman from nebraska, mr. fortenberry, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. fortenberry: thank you, madam speaker. for the recognition. madam speaker, when i was about years old, i read a book. it was on the famous new york yankee first baseman named lou gehrig. he was nicknamed the iron horse

because of his great athletic ability. he could hit, he could field. is durability was legendary. as a great athlete, his character was marked by that ability to adjust and overcome. .ut then something happened a.l.s. called lou gehrig to lose control of his bodily functions. that famous durability of his was mocked by this cruel, unforgiving neuro degenerative disease, which is aggressive, that we now know as a.l.s. there was no cure then and there's no cure now. a.l.s. has also come to be known as lou gerhig's disease. but before he died in 1941, madam speaker, at a ceremony at the heavyweight at yankee

stadium, lou gehrig looked up at the crowd and he said, for the past two weeks, you've been reading about a bad break. yet today, i consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. that story, lou gerhig's story, stayed with me as a child. now, madam speaker, as a member of united states congress, fast forward decades later. the same cruel disease has swept upon my own family. and we as a family quickly learned about the profound trauma it's caused so many other americans. a.l.s. takes about two to five years to destroy a body and exhaust a family. it's 100% fatal. its victims lose the ability to write and walk and talk and eat and move and finally to breathe. earlier this year, several hundred persons deeply affected

from a.l.s., along with their courageous caregivers and friends, joined me and another member of congress on the other side of the body to discuss a legislative initiative. we're all now real familiar with zoom calls. and on that particular zoom call, on the little chat box on the side of the screen, one kind person said, quote, i wish all of america could hear this constructive conversation between members of congress. madam speaker, we're in the idst of a horrific pandemic. covid has become a daily reminder of our fragility and mortality. it's an urgent health crisis. and scientists and government regulators worldwide are responding to this urgency, as are we, by accelerating the testing and improving -- approval processes for

treatments and vaccines. i recently discussed these dynamics with our food and drug administration commissioners, -- commissioner, who is optimistic we may be able to put this pandemic behind us by early summer. so i devert -- diversity for a moment because i want to applaud the speedy success in getting vaccines quickly and safely approved and i'm hopeful for their swift delivery to those most in need. but as we continue to fight our way through this global pandemic, imagine for a moment that we could harness that same determination and goodwill to rethink how we fight numerous other diseases. madam speaker, in over 50 years, there's been 50 clinical trials for a.l.s. a.l.s. patients have submitted themselves to these tests in accordance with the rules of the current regulatory framework.

many of them received placebo therapies. all of them stopped receiving treatment when the trials were done. even if the therapies were affording some relief. they sacrificed their lives to science. then they quietly and gradually weakened and died. as we all know, drug trials can drag on for a decade or longer. most a.l.s. victims do not live that long. this overly deliberate regulatory process does not match the urgency of the disease. it's not saving lives, it's killing hope. madam speaker, when a process isn't working, it's time to hange the process. so, i'm proud of something, madam speaker. we have a new bill. it's bipartisan and it's bicameral. the house and the senate are

working together on this. it's called accelerating access to critical therapies for a.l.s. put another way it's called aact for a.l.s. is accelerates access for patients with rapidly progressing diseases toward investigatal treatments through a new public-private program, coordinated by the department of health and human services. the bill provides expanded access to promising therapies through public-private funding, so that more patients suffering terminal diseases like a.l.s. can access potentially life-extending therapy. it also works toward a more consistent and streamlined review of drug applications. aact for a.l.s. is just a beginning effort to make the regulatory and research establishment more response to have patients suffering right now. it does so by attacking and correcting the injustices and

inequities at the core of our drug development and health care systems. it's nobody's fault. we set up a research paradigm, we set up a regulatory process in order to try to give order to the process of helping people. but it is now time to re-examine some fundamental premises, particularly in this disease category and others. currently our aact for a.l.s. has 217 co-sponsors. nearly half this body. more and more every day. the key to this effort, madam speaker, has been the many, many courageous a.l.s. survivors who are advocating for this bill. ne of those is 36-year-old mayuri saxina. collin, if you'll be kind enough to help me with this. i want to show you something, madam speaker. four years ago, mayuri was

diagnosed with a.l.s. and today she can no longer stand or walk, use her legs or arms, swallow, without help. and she cannot speak. but let's go back to that earlier point i made about lou gerhig's durability. this is mayuri's mind. by communicating with her eyes and telling an artist what she saw, she imagined this beautiful painting. i wanted to bring it up here because it's quite extraordinary. you could apply it to so many lessons around here. the symbols of our two political parties, the elephant and the donkey. chaining themselves to someone in need. the hope of our great country, ur symbol, transcending above.

mayuri sees that as her hope. and america's hope. i've never seen something so beautifully and eloquently expressed as a call for these washington words that we use like bipartisanship. it's simply a call to care and to compassion and to be smart. this act is well, well researched. we have gotten technical assistance from the food and drug administration. we have worked with those who are representing and advocating for new movement to figure out the right set of processes to establish a procedure of the department of health and human services and expand treatment. we can do this. and as we are rushing to at the end of the year. we have very few days to solve

them. let's solve this one. madam speaker, a.l.s. affects 30,000 americans, 6,000 of whom will die from the disease. one in six of those is a veteran. one such veteran is pat quinn, who our country, through his effort was socialized and embraced this ice bucket challenge and he raised global awareness. 75 years sinceit lieu engineer ig died. therapies romising and would allow expanding access

to those. i have met so many beautiful people who have come to my office to explain their own journey with a.l.s. these are people with good heart. they are courageous. they are fighters. they have created a network of solidarity, trying to think more creatively as to how to attack the underlying disease. they represent a movement that has a strong desire with the right type of science and the real hope to stop the suffering. madam speaker, covid-19 has shown us one thing, we can act quickly if we want to. we can act quickly if we are determined. i think it's time to apply those lessons to diseases that have

silently killed so many for so long. we can create, we can create, we have to create, a more humane response and a responsive system for those in need especially for diseases like this and the time is so narrow. madam speaker, three years ago, it has been about four now, a young man in his 30's was diagnosed with this disease. he noticed his hand trembling and went through a battery of tests but the moment he noticed that, he knew for whatever reason he knew in his heart of hearts, it was the worst case scenario, he knew it was a.l.s. i don't know how he knew but they knew. he and his wife hoped it could be something else that they could live with, but he died this spring four years, leaving

behind his. little ory, my wife a's brother. for joe, for the artists, the imagine in ative art ties try gehrig the memory of lou and those who are suffering from this cruel, disease, let's make hope real. let work to get this done. i have worked and seen so many beautiful people. some of whom who have expressed to our office that their wish on their death bed communicated through their family is that this act will pass. when i reflect on that, we have numerous problems. we have to avoid a government

shutdown and come together on a covid relief package, i'm working on that, too. how could i not speak. lou sppi read a book on gehrig. on behalf of these beautiful people that want us to do the right thing not out of anger or out of protest but out of solidarity to show we can do things because we care and when we act with our will and resolve. one more thing before i leave you, i keep reflecting on those lou gehrig. i don't pretend to know the profound difficulty that are in individual hearts.

i believe i'm the luckiest man alive because i stand with people like this and try to help. thank you, madam speaker, for listening and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. pursuant to section 4-b of house resolution 967 the house stands adjourned until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow for morning hour debate and 12 noon for legislative business.