Cruz: ‘While Democrats Have Been Blocking this Bill, 1,073 Additional People Died’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Cruz Mr ░░░░░░░░ this is a time ░░░░░░░░ extraordinary crisis for our ░░░░░░░░ In this time of ░░░░░░░░ I call upon each ░░░░░░░░ our colleagues on both ░░░░░░░░ of the aisle to ░░░░░░░░ above Rise above paid ░░░░░░░░ Rise above the bickering ░░░░░░░░ so often consumes Washington ░░░░░░░░ above and put first ░░░░░░░░ priorities of the millions ░░░░░░░░ Americans who are hurting ░░░░░░░░ there is a time ░░░░░░░░ political disagreements There is ░░░░░░░░ time for policy disagreements ░░░░░░░░ am no stranger to ░░░░░░░░ political and policy disagreements ░░░░░░░░ we are in the ░░░░░░░░ of a global pandemic ░░░░░░░░ are dying People are ░░░░░░░░ Last night when this ░░░░░░░░ voted on whether to ░░░░░░░░ forward with emergency relief ░░░░░░░░ for the millions of ░░░░░░░░ being devastated by the ░░░░░░░░ Disaster we re seeing ░░░░░░░░ a result of the ░░░░░░░░ epidemic every single Democrat ░░░░░░░░ this body voted to ░░░░░░░░ consideration of this bill ░░░░░░░░ for those of you ░░░░░░░░ home who are not ░░░░░░░░ over a Senate procedural ░░░░░░░░ what does it mean ░░░░░░░░ vote to block consideration ░░░░░░░░ doesn t mean they ░░░░░░░░ against the bill It ░░░░░░░░ they voted against even ░░░░░░░░ to take it up ░░░░░░░░ New York Times headline ░░░░░░░░ afterward said Democrats block ░░░░░░░░ 7 trillion stimulus bill ░░░░░░░░ course that headline had ░░░░░░░░ fault of being accurate ░░░░░░░░ so within minutes The ░░░░░░░░ York Times changed it ░░░░░░░░ Democrats blocked 1 7 ░░░░░░░░ stimulus bill citing worker ░░░░░░░░ That was headline number ░░░░░░░░ But then apparently the ░░░░░░░░ leanings of the New ░░░░░░░░ Times were too strong ░░░░░░░░ that and so they ░░░░░░░░ it a third time ░░░░░░░░ say partisan division halts ░░░░░░░░ of the bill No ░░░░░░░░ wasn t partisan division ░░░░░░░░ was one party the ░░░░░░░░ Party saying to this ░░░░░░░░ the American people Hell ░░░░░░░░ we won t even ░░░░░░░░ this up and discuss ░░░░░░░░ At a time of ░░░░░░░░ at a time when ░░░░░░░░ are dying that s ░░░░░░░░ That s shameful When ░░░░░░░░ awaken this morning following ░░░░░░░░ Democrats obstruction worldwide there ░░░░░░░░ 372 563 reported cases ░░░░░░░░ the Coronavirus In the ░░░░░░░░ since then just today ░░░░░░░░ have been an additional ░░░░░░░░ 352 cases reported today ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats are blocking ░░░░░░░░ bill 23 000 new ░░░░░░░░ today In the United ░░░░░░░░ when we started this ░░░░░░░░ there were 35 224 ░░░░░░░░ this morning Right now ░░░░░░░░ of the latest numbers ░░░░░░░░ are 41 708 cases ░░░░░░░░ the United States today ░░░░░░░░ means we have had ░░░░░░░░ additional 6 484 cases ░░░░░░░░ while the Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ And by the way ░░░░░░░░ are the Democrats C ░░░░░░░░ doesn t show this ░░░░░░░░ chamber often but it ░░░░░░░░ be nice if they ░░░░░░░░ because that entire side ░░░░░░░░ the chamber is empty ░░░░░░░░ re not showing up ░░░░░░░░ work They re not ░░░░░░░░ their job In Texas ░░░░░░░░ morning there had been ░░░░░░░░ cases As of right ░░░░░░░░ there are 722 54 ░░░░░░░░ cases today While the ░░░░░░░░ are blocking consideration of ░░░░░░░░ bill How about deaths ░░░░░░░░ we look at this ░░░░░░░░ there are people right ░░░░░░░░ gasping for breath You ░░░░░░░░ I we have friends ░░░░░░░░ have been diagnosed with ░░░░░░░░ disease We ve read ░░░░░░░░ we ve talked to ░░░░░░░░ who ve struggled under ░░░░░░░░ I heard from one ░░░░░░░░ who is hospitalized right ░░░░░░░░ that breathing felt like ░░░░░░░░ belt strapped across his ░░░░░░░░ that he could barely ░░░░░░░░ As of this morning ░░░░░░░░ there have been 16 ░░░░░░░░ deaths so that s ░░░░░░░░ m sorry That s ░░░░░░░░ number now This morning ░░░░░░░░ was only 15 308 ░░░░░░░░ means today while the ░░░░░░░░ have been blocking this ░░░░░░░░ 1 073 additional people ░░░░░░░░ In the United States ░░░░░░░░ of this morning there ░░░░░░░░ 471 deaths reported due ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus As of right ░░░░░░░░ it s 573 That ░░░░░░░░ today 102 Americans died ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats were blocking ░░░░░░░░ of this bill In ░░░░░░░░ as of this morning ░░░░░░░░ have been eight deaths ░░░░░░░░ there are nine One ░░░░░░░░ died while half this ░░░░░░░░ refused to show up ░░░░░░░░ do their job Now ░░░░░░░░ morning when we voted ░░░░░░░░ we saw the first ░░░░░░░░ of cracks There is ░░░░░░░░ Democrat the senator from ░░░░░░░░ who had voted no ░░░░░░░░ decided this morning well ░░░░░░░░ we should take up ░░░░░░░░ bill One One Democrat ░░░░░░░░ are the rest There ░░░░░░░░ a lot of Democrats ░░░░░░░░ like to hold themselves ░░░░░░░░ as moderate Democrats Where ░░░░░░░░ they Right now what ░░░░░░░░ democratic leadership is doing ░░░░░░░░ they are playing games ░░░░░░░░ are playing games in ░░░░░░░░ way that is irresponsible ░░░░░░░░ this bill has a ░░░░░░░░ of important elements for ░░░░░░░░ lot of people that ░░░░░░░░ hurting You have got ░░░░░░░░ only the people who ░░░░░░░░ hospitalized the people who ░░░░░░░░ suffering but you have ░░░░░░░░ got economic deaf station ░░░░░░░░ we have much of ░░░░░░░░ country has ground to ░░░░░░░░ halt We have got ░░░░░░░░ who work in restaurants ░░░░░░░░ waitresses bellboys who haven ░░░░░░░░ gone to work in ░░░░░░░░ a week We have ░░░░░░░░ in hotels I have ░░░░░░░░ to business owner after ░░░░░░░░ owner after business owner ░░░░░░░░ the last week One ░░░░░░░░ owner described how he ░░░░░░░░ had 6 occupancy rates ░░░░░░░░ can t keep a ░░░░░░░░ running with 6 occupancy ░░░░░░░░ I talked to one ░░░░░░░░ owner who described how ░░░░░░░░ you he had made ░░░░░░░░ 000 layoffs in the ░░░░░░░░ week Another hotel owner ░░░░░░░░ made 6 000 layoffs ░░░░░░░░ the past week I ░░░░░░░░ talked to an oil ░░░░░░░░ gas business owner who ░░░░░░░░ laid off 5 000 ░░░░░░░░ in the past week ░░░░░░░░ talked to another oil ░░░░░░░░ gas business owner who ░░░░░░░░ laid off 5 000 ░░░░░░░░ in the last week ░░░░░░░░ know today I m ░░░░░░░░ about people like my ░░░░░░░░ at the republic country ░░░░░░░░ The republic country club ░░░░░░░░ a bit 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republic country ░░░░░░░░ announced they are closing ░░░░░░░░ Doors Yesterday Michael Berry ░░░░░░░░ out a tweet telling ░░░░░░░░ Responders telling police officers ░░░░░░░░ firefighters and everyone on ░░░░░░░░ front line he said ░░░░░░░░ by republic country club ░░░░░░░░ March 23 Drive by ░░░░░░░░ the day and we ░░░░░░░░ give you free barbecue ░░░░░░░░ re going to cook ░░░░░░░░ we have We re ░░░░░░░░ to give it away ░░░░░░░░ go You can t ░░░░░░░░ in but we re ░░░░░░░░ to give you to ░░░░░░░░ boxes He went on ░░░░░░░░ say they are emptying ░░░░░░░░ all the liquor from ░░░░░░░░ storeroom and from behind ░░░░░░░░ bar They are giving ░░░░░░░░ to the employees because ░░░░░░░░ employees have all been ░░░░░░░░ off He says he ░░░░░░░░ t know when they ░░░░░░░░ open again Now I ░░░░░░░░ tell you those employees ░░░░░░░░ bartenders the bouncers many ░░░░░░░░ them are veterans Many ░░░░░░░░ them are big guys ░░░░░░░░ with tats They are ░░░░░░░░ of the Earth Right ░░░░░░░░ they don t know ░░░░░░░░ the rent check is ░░░░░░░░ from next week That ░░░░░░░░ happening all across this ░░░░░░░░ That s happening not ░░░░░░░░ at one barbecue place ░░░░░░░░ Houston That s happening ░░░░░░░░ bars it s happening ░░░░░░░░ nail salons It s ░░░░░░░░ at movie theaters I ░░░░░░░░ Sunday night to go ░░░░░░░░ a buddy of mine ░░░░░░░░ go watch a movie ░░░░░░░░ theaters have shut down ░░░░░░░░ over this country Retail ░░░░░░░░ people laid off Nobody ░░░░░░░░ going to the mall ░░░░░░░░ now And for the ░░░░░░░░ who are hurting they ░░░░░░░░ scared They don t ░░░░░░░░ number one if they ░░░░░░░░ going to get sick ░░░░░░░░ number two they don ░░░░░░░░ know how they are ░░░░░░░░ to make ends meet ░░░░░░░░ is a time of ░░░░░░░░ And we ought to ░░░░░░░░ coming together Listen this ░░░░░░░░ that we were moving ░░░░░░░░ I don t necessarily ░░░░░░░░ with every word of ░░░░░░░░ but there are a ░░░░░░░░ of elements in this ░░░░░░░░ that are designed to ░░░░░░░░ real help to people ░░░░░░░░ are hurting One element ░░░░░░░░ this bill is to ░░░░░░░░ cash an immediate check ░░░░░░░░ 1 200 to every ░░░░░░░░ in this country every ░░░░░░░░ in this country earning ░░░░░░░░ 75 000 a year ░░░░░░░░ 7b hundred dollars for ░░░░░░░░ couple earning under 150 ░░░░░░░░ a year plus 500 ░░░░░░░░ every child they have ░░░░░░░░ Now do you want ░░░░░░░░ talk about real relief ░░░░░░░░ people who are scared ░░░░░░░░ say what do I ░░░░░░░░ next Those are checks ░░░░░░░░ in the mail And ░░░░░░░░ did the Democrats say ░░░░░░░░ halt the checks Right ░░░░░░░░ those checks aren t ░░░░░░░░ and they aren t ░░░░░░░░ for one reason because ░░░░░░░░ Senate Democrats are blocking ░░░░░░░░ up that bill In ░░░░░░░░ circumstances that would not ░░░░░░░░ the right policy outcome ░░░░░░░░ just send checks to ░░░░░░░░ but at a time ░░░░░░░░ crisis where you need ░░░░░░░░ just to be able ░░░░░░░░ make it to tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ some resources in their ░░░░░░░░ makes a big difference ░░░░░░░░ element of this bill ░░░░░░░░ is being blocked by ░░░░░░░░ Democrats is 350 billion ░░░░░░░░ emergency loans to small ░░░░░░░░ to small businesses like ░░░░░░░░ country club the small ░░░░░░░░ like restaurants and bars ░░░░░░░░ small businesses like nail ░░░░░░░░ and barber shops and ░░░░░░░░ theaters And dress shops ░░░░░░░░ hardware stores Small businesses ░░░░░░░░ are right now putting ░░░░░░░░ the sign saying closed ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus Now those emergency ░░░░░░░░ are designed to be ░░░░░░░░ with the condition that ░░░░░░░░ keep their employees on ░░░░░░░░ A lot of these ░░░░░░░░ businesses want to keep ░░░░░░░░ employees on payroll but ░░░░░░░░ don t have the ░░░░░░░░ Under the terms of ░░░░░░░░ bill those loans are ░░░░░░░░ if if if they ░░░░░░░░ their employees on payroll ░░░░░░░░ the way the democratic ░░░░░░░░ point is oh this ░░░░░░░░ just cash to businesses ░░░░░░░░ that to the owner ░░░░░░░░ the barbershop who takes ░░░░░░░░ emergency loan to not ░░░░░░░░ all of her employees ░░░░░░░░ loan under the terms ░░░░░░░░ it s forgiven if ░░░░░░░░ employees stay on the ░░░░░░░░ The Democrats are blocking ░░░░░░░░ right now What about ░░░░░░░░ insurance The job numbers ░░░░░░░░ out shortly I expect ░░░░░░░░ be massive in terms ░░░░░░░░ the job losses I ░░░░░░░░ we ll see north ░░░░░░░░ 2 million 3 million ░░░░░░░░ And the numbers are ░░░░░░░░ worse Every phone call ░░░░░░░░ have are with more ░░░░░░░░ more people who are ░░░░░░░░ their Jobs It is ░░░░░░░░ It will come back ░░░░░░░░ it is bad right ░░░░░░░░ We need emergency support ░░░░░░░░ get people through this ░░░░░░░░ time This bill had ░░░░░░░░ billion for additional unemployment ░░░░░░░░ What did that mean ░░░░░░░░ s an additional 600 ░░░░░░░░ week for an additional ░░░░░░░░ weeks If you re ░░░░░░░░ of the waitresses right ░░░░░░░░ who s just been ░░░░░░░░ your job has gone ░░░░░░░░ and you apply for ░░░░░░░░ insurance if this bill ░░░░░░░░ you get an extra ░░░░░░░░ immediately But you know ░░░░░░░░ You don t right ░░░░░░░░ because Senate Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ this Now if they ░░░░░░░░ reasonable concerns they re ░░░░░░░░ to raise them By ░░░░░░░░ way this bill was ░░░░░░░░ with the participation of ░░░░░░░░ a dozen Senate Democrats ░░░░░░░░ were actively part of ░░░░░░░░ task forces submitting suggestions ░░░░░░░░ of the suggestions the ░░░░░░░░ submitted during the drafting ░░░░░░░░ plus up those your ░░░░░░░░ insurance numbers and those ░░░░░░░░ numbers I tell you ░░░░░░░░ Sunday most of us ░░░░░░░░ we were going to ░░░░░░░░ to this But then ░░░░░░░░ Pelosi decided it was ░░░░░░░░ to play Politics Decided ░░░░░░░░ throw a grenade into ░░░░░░░░ whole process and she ░░░░░░░░ a list of demands ░░░░░░░░ over 1 000 page ░░░░░░░░ that she drops out ░░░░░░░░ nowhere and the demands ░░░░░░░░ s pushing I ask ░░░░░░░░ do these have anything ░░░░░░░░ do with the Coronavirus ░░░░░░░░ The a number of ░░░░░░░░ have cited the famed ░░░░░░░░ from Rahm Emanuel never ░░░░░░░░ a good crisis go ░░░░░░░░ waste Sadly we re ░░░░░░░░ the embodiment of that ░░░░░░░░ approach right now Because ░░░░░░░░ the people out of ░░░░░░░░ the Democrats are using ░░░░░░░░ push what are they ░░░░░░░░ for changing the emissions ░░░░░░░░ on airplanes Mr President ░░░░░░░░ the Hell do the ░░░░░░░░ standards on airplanes have ░░░░░░░░ do with thousands of ░░░░░░░░ dying and millions of ░░░░░░░░ out of work in ░░░░░░░░ Coronavirus epidemic Don t ░░░░░░░░ this bill like a ░░░░░░░░ Christmas And by the ░░░░░░░░ Republicans we ve got ░░░░░░░░ we would like to ░░░░░░░░ too Things I believe ░░░░░░░░ deeply You don t ░░░░░░░░ about what I d ░░░░░░░░ to do I d ░░░░░░░░ to abolish the I ░░░░░░░░ S I ve campaigned ░░░░░░░░ that all over the ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ fighting for that But ░░░░░░░░ President I m not ░░░░░░░░ here with an amendment ░░░░░░░░ as part of that ░░░░░░░░ relief let s abolish ░░░░░░░░ I R S There ░░░░░░░░ a place for that ░░░░░░░░ political and policy discussion ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are pushing wind ░░░░░░░░ solar tax credits Mr ░░░░░░░░ what in the Hell ░░░░░░░░ a windmill have to ░░░░░░░░ with this crisis Other ░░░░░░░░ there s some democratic ░░░░░░░░ getting fat and rich ░░░░░░░░ they re willing to ░░░░░░░░ a crisis to try ░░░░░░░░ advance their political agenda ░░░░░░░░ on corporate board diversity ░░░░░░░░ these are Democrats who ░░░░░░░░ to social engineer I ░░░░░░░░ we have far too ░░░░░░░░ corporate boards that are ░░░░░░░░ sill and do what ░░░░░░░░ wants That s a ░░░░░░░░ problem A lot of ░░░░░░░░ about stock buybacks I ░░░░░░░░ you what when I ░░░░░░░░ concerned about stock buybacks ░░░░░░░░ you have agreements that ░░░░░░░░ they get a short ░░░░░░░░ boost in share price ░░░░░░░░ it ends up hurting ░░░░░░░░ shareholders I d love ░░░░░░░░ see nor vigorous boards ░░░░░░░░ directors that make sure ░░░░░░░░ re not creating incentives ░░░░░░░░ game the stock price ░░░░░░░░ s a reasonable he ░░░░░░░░ But they want to ░░░░░░░░ effective Quotas on boards ░░░░░░░░ directors What in the ░░░░░░░░ does that have to ░░░░░░░░ with this crisis The ░░░░░░░░ pish list wants to ░░░░░░░░ the debt for the ░░░░░░░░ office Last I checked ░░░░░░░░ postal workers they go ░░░░░░░░ wind and rain and ░░░░░░░░ but they haven t ░░░░░░░░ laid off I call ░░░░░░░░ both sides Don t ░░░░░░░░ games with this This ░░░░░░░░ isn t going to ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow It s not ░░░░░░░░ to end the next ░░░░░░░░ It s going to ░░░░░░░░ for a considerable time ░░░░░░░░ s going to require ░░░░░░░░ to step up and ░░░░░░░░ On the pandemic we ░░░░░░░░ to follow the science ░░░░░░░░ need to listening to ░░░░░░░░ doctors We need to ░░░░░░░░ to the physicians We ░░░░░░░░ to do the steps ░░░░░░░░ we re taking to ░░░░░░░░ people safe On the ░░░░░░░░ we need to give ░░░░░░░░ relief to people who ░░░░░░░░ hurting and we need ░░░░░░░░ make sure a liquidity ░░░░░░░░ doesn t become a ░░░░░░░░ crisis Many of the ░░░░░░░░ are saying they don ░░░░░░░░ want corporate bailouts I ░░░░░░░░ with them I am ░░░░░░░░ opposed to corporate bailouts ░░░░░░░░ of the things I ░░░░░░░░ gratefully relieved about how ░░░░░░░░ bill was structured is ░░░░░░░░ it structured as loans ░░░░░░░░ not condition free grants ░░░░░░░░ it s structured primarily ░░░░░░░░ that it s not ░░░░░░░░ favored companies that happen ░░░░░░░░ have big lobbying presence ░░░░░░░░ Washington What does this ░░░░░░░░ to not have a ░░░░░░░░ crisis become a solvency ░░░░░░░░ Let s take for ░░░░░░░░ the airlines I ve ░░░░░░░░ with just about every ░░░░░░░░ airline C E O ░░░░░░░░ the past weeks Airlines ░░░░░░░░ losing billions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ month Now they didn ░░░░░░░░ cause that problem unlike ░░░░░░░░ financial crisis in 2008 ░░░░░░░░ crisis was not caused ░░░░░░░░ misconduct of one industry ░░░░░░░░ another This pandemic wasn ░░░░░░░░ caused It s not ░░░░░░░░ airlines fault that the ░░░░░░░░ government has shut down ░░░░░░░░ to Asia and to ░░░░░░░░ That s not their ░░░░░░░░ It s not the ░░░░░░░░ of the restaurant in ░░░░░░░░ Houston s fault that ░░░░░░░░ city of Houston has ░░░░░░░░ down the restaurant That ░░░░░░░░ not that small business ░░░░░░░░ s fault Now what ░░░░░░░░ don t want is ░░░░░░░░ the bills come due ░░░░░░░░ all of those businesses ░░░░░░░░ them to have to ░░░░░░░░ their assets at a ░░░░░░░░ sale We don t ░░░░░░░░ the restaurant owner who ░░░░░░░░ the put rhea who ░░░░░░░░ who has the pizzaria ░░░░░░░░ saved to have to ░░░░░░░░ the restaurant for pennies ░░░░░░░░ the dollar We don ░░░░░░░░ want our U S ░░░░░░░░ to have to put ░░░░░░░░ a garage sale effectively ░░░░░░░░ sell all their airplanes ░░░░░░░░ they re going bankrupt ░░░░░░░░ the midst of a ░░░░░░░░ We want to come ░░░░░░░░ of this with strong ░░░░░░░░ commercial airlines sector We ░░░░░░░░ to come out of ░░░░░░░░ with the small businesses ░░░░░░░░ We want to come ░░░░░░░░ of this with a ░░░░░░░░ energy sector We want ░░░░░░░░ come out of this ░░░░░░░░ Jobs And so Mr ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ this the way I ░░░░░░░░ My colleague on the ░░░░░░░░ calling on Democrats calling ░░░░░░░░ Republicans P rise above ░░░░░░░░ partisan games The democratic ░░░░░░░░ are playing these games ░░░░░░░░ every one of you ░░░░░░░░ listen to the men ░░░░░░░░ women in your states ░░░░░░░░ t give in to ░░░░░░░░ games Most of the ░░░░░░░░ senators say they don ░░░░░░░░ even know what their ░░░░░░░░ wants that it s ░░░░░░░░ their leadership that s ░░░░░░░░ to hold the American ░░░░░░░░ hostage for unrelated political ░░░░░░░░ objectives And by the ░░░░░░░░ one of the reasons ░░░░░░░░ think Senate Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ willing to engage in ░░░░░░░░ is they expect the ░░░░░░░░ to be utterly complicit ░░░░░░░░ complicit in their cynical ░░░░░░░░ As we stand here ░░░░░░░░ afternoon it is not ░░░░░░░░ the democratic side of ░░░░░░░░ chamber that is empty ░░░░░░░░ as I look up ░░░░░░░░ the press nobody is ░░░░░░░░ There s not a ░░░░░░░░ reporter sitting in the ░░░░░░░░ You ve seen The ░░░░░░░░ York Times actually there ░░░░░░░░ nobody sitting in the ░░░░░░░░ because they may have ░░░░░░░░ the chamber That may ░░░░░░░░ been an unfair assault ░░░░░░░░ not unfair to say ░░░░░░░░ The New York Times ░░░░░░░░ changing their cover line ░░░░░░░░ give political cover for ░░░░░░░░ Democrats This is a ░░░░░░░░ of crisis It is ░░░░░░░░ a time to play ░░░░░░░░ It is a time ░░░░░░░░ rise above It is ░░░░░░░░ time to stand for ░░░░░░░░ men men and women ░░░░░░░░ is a time to ░░░░░░░░ for Jobs It is ░░░░░░░░ time to help protect ░░░░░░░░ s lives Mr President ░░░░░░░░ yield the