Thread by @mgoldfarb999

1/ Per Jen Perelman, jen2020.com @JENFL23 “In the middle of the worst economic crisis in generations, millions of jobless Americans and their families lost their economic lifeline last week because...

@JENFL23 2/ ... the Republican-led Senate let the federal unemployment benefits of $600 weekly expire. --Per Jen Perelman, @JENFL23 --

Mitch McConnell finally announced his pandemic proposal that is a complete disaster and does nothing to keep workers safe and economically sound.

@JENFL23 3/ The proposal drastically reduces the unemployment benefits proposed in the HEROES Act that passed in the U.S. House of Representatives 3 months ago from $600 to $200 a week, with no guarantee of how long it will last.--Per Jen Perelman, @JENFL23 --

@JENFL23 4/ The so-called Health, Economic, Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools HEALS Act won’t HEAL anything unless you're a millionaire CEO or a Military Defense Contractor.--Per Jen Perelman, @JENFL23 --

@JENFL23 5/ Instead it's another colossal Corporate Giveaway and we need to make sure it's “Dead On Arrival.”--Per Jen Perelman, @JENFL23 --

@JENFL23 6/ Most of this trillion dollar “stimulus” is for military spending — F-35 fighter jets, surveillance plans, missiles, Apache Helicopters, armoured vehicles and over 1 billion to build a new FBI Building – At Trump’s request no less.--Per Jen Perelman, @JENFL23 --...

@JENFL23 7/ ...

@JENFL23 8/ $0 4PPE for essential workers; $0 4hazard pay; $0 4nutritional assistance;$0 for more COVID-19 testing;$0 4rental assistance;$0 4 overburdened state&local governments;$0 for the uninsured and underinsured; and $0 to keep the post offices open.--Per Jen Perelman @JENFL23 --

@JENFL23 9/ Please join me today to call our Senators at 202-224-3121 and tell them to scrap the HEALS Act and pass the HEROES Act so working families don’t have to fend for themselves during our economic and healthcare crisis!--Per Jen Perelman, @JENFL23 --

@JENFL23 10/ Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who recently voted YES to increase Trump’s Department of Homeland Security budget by $50 billion, has been virtually silent on the HEALS Act.--Per Jen Perelman, @JENFL23 --

@JENFL23 11/ Her major campaign contributions from the military & defense industry (Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, General Dynamics and Honeywell) is quite unsettling at yet another critical moment for our country.--Per Jen Perelman, @JENFL23 --

@JENFL23 12/ As a 100% grassroots funded, people powered candidate, I would have voted NO on Trump’s DHS budget increase and I will NOT be silent on the HEALS Act.--Per Jen Perelman, @JENFL23 --

@JENFL23 13/ If you agree that it’s time for #JENerationalChange in Florida’s 23rd, please chip in $23 or more to send me to Congress in 2 weeks to fight for worker-friendly policies that put people over profit.--Per Jen Perelman, @JENFL23 --

@JENFL23 14/ Thank you so much for your continued support!--Per Jen Perelman, @JENFL23 --

In Reason, Passion & Justice,
JEN

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