It’s time to talk about what members of Congress have been up to while we all suffer. Y’all ready?
We need mass testing NOW. A third iteration of a bill negotiated by House and Senate Democrats would provide no-cost testing and treatment to anyone who needs it, no matter their ability to pay or their immigration status. This makes us all safer.
Unfortunately, that provision was wiped from the senate bill. Thanks @senatemajldr for being the WORST.
Previous versions of this legislation over the past week gave huge bailouts to multinational corporations instead of bailing out all of us. Senate Republicans have gone on all the cable shows to spin that Senate Democrats stopped relief. Their craven political strategy did that.
Senate Republicans also sought to create a $500 billion slush fund that would be overseen by Steve Mnuchin. This man made his fortune as a vulture investor at the height of the 2008 crash, grabbing up the foreclosed homes of American families.
Let’s be super clear: ANYONE who needs a #COVID19 test or treatment should get one at no cost. It is an investment in public health for all of us.
We need @senatemajldr to stop playing games with our tax dollars. We need a #PeoplesBailout, today. We need relief for all of us, from home care workers to 1099 contractors to those who already didn’t have a job. If he can’t do the job he should just resign.
People are on the frontlines of this crisis, and their needs should be met. They deserve PPE while exposed to the virus in hospitals, and all components of their contracts, including paid sick leave, should be upheld, full stop.
From public education to healthcare to our criminal justice system to public infrastructure, we are seeing the flaws of corrupted, corrosive, profit-driven domestic policy of the past century or more on full display. We need to pay attention, and we need to figure out demands.
How are you struggling? What is the future you want, the future this country deserves? Call your senator and member of the House of Representatives now. 1-202-224-3121
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