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Here's a thread of everything Trump, McConnell, and Senate Republicans should be doing to help Americans get through this pandemic -

INSTEAD of jamming through a Supreme Court nomination.
Rent relief.

Families are being kicked out of their homes during a pandemic.

Rent relief has been sitting on McConnell's desk for 5 months. #RentReliefNow
dispatch.com/story/news/loc…
More stimulus checks.

In eight months, Americans have received just one $1,200 check.

There should be quarterly, $2,000 checks.
marketwatch.com/story/desperat…
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Policymakers must maintain robust, expanded #unemployment assistance until the economy has recovered substantially from the current recession.

Here's a quick thread why they need to #ExtendUI

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Extending & expanding #unemployment would relieve hardship that falls disproportionately on workers of color, reduce racial & ethnic disparities in unemployment & other labor market outcomes, & speed the economic recovery. #ExtendUI #FundtheFrontLines

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Policymakers must ensure that the recovery from the #COVID19 recession is robust & broad based to prevent a devastating setback to the employment gains Black & Hispanic workers made in the low-unemployment years of the 2009-20 expansion. #ExtendUI ImageImage
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Heartbroken by this news. Our brave first responders are on the frontlines of responding to the #COVID19 pandemic every day and we owe so much to them. My thoughts are with Mario Araujo's family and the CFD for this immense loss.
Illinois workers on the frontline against the #COVID19 pandemic deserve strong, federal protections to guarantee a safe & healthy workplace. That's one of the reasons why I introduced legislation requiring OSHA to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard to protect frontline workers
I'm proud to have worked with @AFSCME @afscme31 on this, and I'm working to include it in any future relief package. #fundthefrontlines #protectworkers

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Avoided tweeting about coronavirus but...Most cases are not life-threatening, which is also what makes the virus a historic challenge to contain: theatlantic.com/health/archive…
Whistleblower: Health Wkrs Responding to Coronavirus Lacked Training & Protective Gear nytimes.com/2020/02/27/us/…
America’s bad paid sick leave policy could make the coronavirus outbreak worse: vox.com/policy-and-pol… A little context from a couple of years ago:
Seems fine. 🤦🏾‍♀️ Trump rallies his base to treat coronavirus as a ‘hoax’ politico.com/news/2020/02/2…
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