THREAD. So about this bill. Our nation is in a crisis right now. From the start I've said we must put people before corporations.
Here in Massachusetts, we're struggling. Drs, nurses, mayors are pleading - we need help fast. That’s why my team and I have stayed at the table fighting to make this bill stronger and have been working w every level of gov to support our community in this time of crisis.
The bill that just passed the House will provide some desperately needed aid to our community health centers and hospitals, and our workers and families during this public health emergency.
But let me be clear, with a $2T bill, Congress had the chance to fundamentally address the deep inequities in our healthcare system. We had a chance to make testing & treatment free & accessible for EVERYONE & unemployment & paid leave truly universal. This bill didn't do that.
This bill will provide some direct cash assistance, pause foreclosures and evictions, provide temporary payment relief to student loan borrowers, and get some resources to those experiencing homelessness and those behind the wall. But I'm still livid.
The bill provides short-term stop gap relief for workers, families and small businesses but it also provides massive bail outs to corporations.
And this bill also goes out of the way to leave behind our immigrant neighbors in a time of crisis.
Our work is far from over. I'll never stop fighting for those left out and left behind. I see you. I hear you. Your family deserves healthcare and economic justice.
