Senate Republicans just announced their long-awaited plan to help people and businesses weather the impending economic storm.

Their scheme — burped up by Mitch McConnell in league with Donald Trump’s sycophantic Treasury Secretary, Steve Mnuchin — would be a dream come true for Big Business but a nightmare for everyday Americans.

Here’s just some of what’s in the Republicans’ disastrous proposal:

• Mnuchin gets to dole out hundreds of billions to Corporate America — without revealing which companies got bailed out for half a year.

• Businesses are not required to keep workers on their payrolls.

• There are NO meaningful oversight mechanisms to prevent fraud and waste by the companies that get bailed out.

And on and on.

Thankfully, Senate Democrats have — for the moment — forced Republicans back to the drawing board.

But a new plan, which may well be no better, could come up for a vote as early as tomorrow.

So stay tuned, and be ready to spring to action on short notice.

Because we can’t let Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell use the coronavirus emergency as one more excuse to further plutocracize our country.

Thanks for staying engaged.

Be safe.

- Robert Weissman, President of Public Citizen

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