On Saturday, Trump gave up on negotiating a relief package to combat the COVID crisis and signed 4 Executive Orders. The problem is, those EOs don't actually solve the crisis - they only make it worse. Here's why 👇👇
Trump and McConnell let enhanced Unemployment Insurance benefits expire on July 31. That means tens of millions of people who lost their jobs during this crisis had their benefits cut by $600 a week! But Republicans were too busy writing giveaways for big corporations to care.
Trump claims his EOs extend enhanced UI - he's not telling the truth. His plan cuts benefits by $200 a week, and makes states pay for 25% of the cost. States are already paying for Trump's failures to respond to the crisis, but Trump expects them to pick up the next check.
Republicans also let the nationwide moratorium on evictions expire, with shameful disregard for the millions of families facing the prospect of losing their housing during a pandemic. Trump's EO does not reinstate the moratorium - it's just empty words.
To top it off, Trump is using the crisis to raid Social Security and Medicare funding by delaying payroll taxes on corporations. This is despicable.
Democrats must keep fighting to provide real relief for those impacted by COVID.
Democrats must keep fighting to provide real relief for those impacted by COVID.
We need you to call your Senators and demand that they pass the HEROES Act immediately without watering it down. Working families are struggling to make ends meet. We need every protection in the HEROES Act to pass or lives will be at stake.
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