Our country is in the middle of multiple crises. The COVID relief package released yesterday by Republicans is out of touch with the grim reality facing communities large & small across the nation, which local leaders of both parties have highlighted over the past several months.
The bill DOES NOT include:
1) Food assistance for kids
2) Hazard pay for essential workers
3) Rental assistance for millions facing evictions
4) Money for communities of color
1) Food assistance for kids
2) Hazard pay for essential workers
3) Rental assistance for millions facing evictions
4) Money for communities of color
5) Funding for state & local governments being forced to lay off workers
· The Senate GOP proposal ignores the warnings of local leaders & also those of economists who have cautioned about the long-term impacts of failing to address local gov't revenue shortfalls due to COVID-19.
· The Senate GOP proposal ignores the warnings of local leaders & also those of economists who have cautioned about the long-term impacts of failing to address local gov't revenue shortfalls due to COVID-19.
6) Adequate funds for testing and hospitals
7) Sufficient funds for K-12 schools
8) Money for broadband access
It’s wild that Republicans would rather spend $1.7 billion on rebuilding the FBI building to help the President than use it to help millions of Americans.
7) Sufficient funds for K-12 schools
8) Money for broadband access
It’s wild that Republicans would rather spend $1.7 billion on rebuilding the FBI building to help the President than use it to help millions of Americans.
There are real human costs to inaction. We need a bill that matches the scale of the crisis and the needs of the American people.
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