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Sherrod Brown

19 Oct, 10 tweets, 4 min read

Here's a thread of everything Trump, McConnell, and Senate Republicans should be doing to help Americans get through this pandemic -

INSTEAD of jamming through a Supreme Court nomination.

Rent relief.

Families are being kicked out of their homes during a pandemic.

Rent relief has been sitting on McConnell's desk for 5 months. #RentReliefNow
dispatch.com/story/news/loc…

More stimulus checks.

In eight months, Americans have received just one $1,200 check.

There should be quarterly, $2,000 checks.
marketwatch.com/story/desperat…

National testing strategy.

We're now eight months into a pandemic and we still don’t have one.
nytimes.com/2020/10/16/bus…

Extending unemployment insurance.

Millions of Americans lost the $600 a week lifeline more than two months ago.

Extending UI will keep millions out of poverty. #SaveThe600
cbsnews.com/news/unemploym…

Scaling up PPE production.

We can mobilize American manufacturing to produce PPE and protect frontline workers.

Nothing from the Trump Administration.
washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/…

Supporting schools.

This Administration should be sending schools clear guidance and resources to keep students and teachers safe.

They haven't.
nytimes.com/2020/10/18/us/…

Additional, flexible funding for our state and local governments.

Local officials tell me they need funding from Congress - or their communities will have massive layoffs. #FundTheFrontLines
brookings.edu/blog/up-front/…

Expand tax credits for working families.

#EITC and #CTC put money in the pockets of frontline workers who have been hit the hardest by this pandemic.

cbpp.org/research/feder…

Finally:

GETTING. THIS. VIRUS. UNDER. CONTROL.

The longer the Trump administration fails to do this, the longer it'll take our country to re-open safely.

And the more family members, loved one, friends, coworkers, and neighbors we'll lose to COVID-19.

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