Thread by @SenBobCasey

What we saw on the Senate floor this week was a disgrace to our democracy. It’s an insult to working families that Senator McConnell and his allies blocked the Senate from passing relief for those impacted by the virus when R's are sitting in the muck of their own complacency. /1

Democrats passed the HEROES Act in MAY. Republicans sat on their hands for TWO MONTHS blocking relief for working families, and what did they come up with? A demand for corporate immunity and a skinflint proposal which would be catastrophic for our economy. /2

Millions of workers are unemployed and families are losing their paychecks through no fault of their own. Just last week 1.4 million Americans filed new claims for unemployment. And Republicans want to take $1,600 out of their pockets every single month. /3

Unemployment benefits expire today. One in four renters are at risk of evictions. Resources for state and local governments are dried up. Republicans have thrown away their own ideology to pander to a corrupt President. /4

If Republicans cared about the economy, they’d first be laser focused on getting the pandemic under control. But half will barely acknowledge the pandemic, and many of those remaining won’t challenge the President because they are scared he will tweet at them. /5

If Republicans cared about the middle class and the economy, why wouldn’t they keep giving our unemployed workers the extra $600 they need to cover their bills and pay for food? /6

This isn’t just simply the right thing to do. It also increases demand and puts money back into the economy. There’s absolutely no rhyme or reason. Republicans are turning their backs on working families. /7

Can you imagine suddenly having your paycheck cut by 43%, in the middle of an economic crisis? That’s exactly what Republicans are doing to the average unemployed worker by objecting to the extended benefits Democrats offered. /8

Meanwhile the GOP bill is stuffed with $2 billion for a new FBI building that even Senate Republicans acknowledge has nothing to do with COVID. /9 nytimes.com/2020/07/28/us/…

.@SenateDems WANT to negotiate & reach bipartisan agreement but the White House & @SenateGOP don't even have a unified position among their own party. They won't lead, they won't follow, they won't get out of the way. They only agree on a maniacal obsession w/ blocking HEROES./10

Even with over 151,000 Americans dead and over 17 million unemployed, Republicans in the Senate are fighting for corporate immunity & a big tax deduction for ‘three martini lunches’ instead of working people. The Republican majority is the Nation’s most dangerous con artist. /11