,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #igi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bb1 #bjbj,mr4   
,res*5?al] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,g>cia (    
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,cook1 ,ms4 ,/efanik1 & 
,mr4 ,calv]t7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to !
 ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices1 = a p]iod
 to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1
 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*        
provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! 
committee conc]n$  ,,resolution         
,comm5d+ ! ef=ts & honor+ ! "w ( ! m5 & 
wom5 ( ! ,,usns ,com=t1 ! ,,usns ,m]cy1 
& ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,navy 9 ! response to 
^? affect$ by ! ,,covid-#ai outbreaks 9 
,los ,angeles1 ,cali=nia1 & ,new ,york1 
,new ,york4  ,:]eas ! coronavirus       
disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai71 a deadly   
respiratory virus1 orig9at$ 9 ! ,p's    
,republic ( ,*9a & spread to ! ,unit$   
,/ates1 infect+ & kill+ t5s ( ?\s&s (   
,am]ican citiz5s2 ,:]eas l>ge cities on 
! ,ea/ & ,we/ ,coa/s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  

fac$ difficult *all5ges battl+          
,,covid-#ai1 especially 9 d5sely        
populat$ urban c5t]s2 ,:]eas ,presid5t  
,donald ,j4 ,trump & ,*ief ( ,naval     
,op]ations ,admiral ,mike ,gilday ord]$ 
! hospital %ips1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,naval   
,%ip 7h]e9aft]1 ,,usns7 ,m]cy           
7,t-,,ah-#ai7 & ,,usns ,com=t           
7,t-,,ah-#bj71 to deploy to ! front l9es
 ( ! ,,covid-#ai response 9 ,new ,york1 
,new ,york1 & ,los ,angeles1 ,cali=nia2 
,:]eas ! ,milit>y ,sealift ,comm&       
hospital %ip ,,usns ,m]cy arriv$ into ! 
,port ( ,los ,angeles on ,m>* #bg1      
#bjbj1 & h] #hjj-plus crew treat$ a     
total ( #gg pati5ts & assi/$ ) c>e at   
ne>by m$ical facilities 9 ! great] ,los 
,angeles area2 ,:]eas ! ,milit>y        
,sealift ,comm& hospital %ip ,,usns     
,com=t moor$ at ,manhattan's pi] #ij 9  
,new ,york1 ,new ,york1 on ,m>* #cj1    
#bjbj1 & #a1bjj p]sonnel treat$ a total 
( #ahb pati5ts be=e return+ to ,naval   
,/ation ,norfolk2 ,:]eas ,re> ,admiral  
,mu/91 ,vice ,comm&] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates  

,fleet ,=ces ,comm&1 /at$1 ,! la/ "t t  
?is great hospital %ip 0 "h 0 9 ! wake (
 #i_/aa1 :]e %e s]v$ z respite & com=t =
 our fir/ respond]s work+ ar\nd ! clock2
 ,:]eas ,capta9 ,patrick ,am]sba* /at$  
reg>d+ ! ,,usns ,com=t1 ,we 7 ! busie/  
,,icu 9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se ov] ! pa/ 
mon? & t at lea/ #gj p]c5t ( pati5ts 7  
,,covid-#ai positive2 ,:]eas ! ,,usns   
,com=t & ,,usns ,m]cy's prim>y mission  
is to provide an afloat1 mobile1 & acute
 surgical m$ical facility to ! ,unit$   
,/ates milit>y t is flexible1 capable1 &
 uniquely adaptable to support          
exp$ition>y w>f>e2 ,:]eas ! ,,usns      
,com=t & ,,usns ,m]cy's second>y mission
 is to provide full hospital s]vices to 
support disa/] relief & humanit>ian     
op]ations worldwide2 & ,:]eas active    
duty1 res]ve1 & civilian p]sonnel       
fulfill$ ! mission /atus motto ( ready  
five z ! %ips respond$ quickly 9 ord] to
 complete ! critical mission ( fight+   
,,covid-#ai3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t x is ! 
s5se ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives to--   

7#a7 express its deepe/ condol5ces &    
sympa?y to ! family & fri5ds = ^? :o lo/
 lov$ ones dur+ ! ,,covid-#ai p&emic2   
7#b7 comm5d ! heal? c>e work]s & fir/   
respond]s :o h provid$ relief1          
sacrifice1 & c>e = ^? fall5 ill f       
,,covid-#ai2 &  7#c7 comm5d ! ef=ts &   
honor ! "w ( ! m5 & wom5 ( ! ,,usns     
,m]cy1 ,,usns ,com=t1 & ! memb]s ( !    
,arm$ ,=ces & civilians :o deploy$      
rapidly to ,new ,york & ,cali=nia to ^? 
affect$ by ?is p&emic4