Tell Congress:

"We don’t need a corporate bailout. We need to address the needs of families in need, not stockholders and corporate executives. The Senate needs to put the needs of people first!"

John,

The U.S. Senate is poised to vote on a massive $2 trillion aid package to help offset the economic devastation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. But Senate Leader McConnell’s plan appears more focused on tax breaks for corporations than direct aid for individuals. We need to make sure essential aid is directed at the people who need it most.

The Senate is expected to vote today. Write to your Senators right now and tell them to focus the aid on families, not bailouts for CEOs and shareholders.

Together, it’s up to us to ensure this national emergency doesn’t descend into a craven opportunity to deliver a windfall to big corporations. We can’t allow hundreds of billions of dollars to be used as a corporate slush fund. We need targeted aid for families who are struggling across this country as a result of the COVID-19 crisis.

Together, we are going to make sure the Senate votes to deliver aid to those who need it most.

Tell your Senators: The current COVID-19 stimulus legislation must prevent a depression and safeguard the health of our nation by ensuring help reaches those who need it most.

This COVID-19 legislative package must:

Provide direct cash assistance to those most in need by delivering it through programs including SNAP, Social Security, veterans' assistance, and other mechanisms that reach those who do not file tax forms.
Increase basic SNAP benefits—which are a proven way to get money to people to buy what they need in grocery stores, which are some of the only stores open and one of the most effective ways to inject money into the economy in a crisis of this kind.
Make sure all states provide no less than 26 weeks of basic Unemployment Insurance, which would replace at least 2/3 of a worker's wages, and with mandatory work sharing for all states.
We must ensure immigrants—including the “Dreamers” and people with Temporary Protected Status—have extended work authorization.
We must improve paid leave: The Families First legislation, which was recently signed into law, was a good first step, but failed to ensure protections to grocery, pharmacy, child care, health care, and restaurant workers.
We must ensure states and territories receive more funding through Medicaid and state grants. Neither health care nor the distribution of economic aid can work if government systems are collapsing.

We need to unite our voices and compel our Senators to act. Write your Senators today!

Thank you for your support,

Deborah Weinstein
Executive Director, Coalition on Human Needs

Coalition on Human Needs
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