John,

This just in: Congress is reportedly nearing a deal on another COVID-19 relief package that includes fixes to previous legislation but shortchanges working families AGAIN.

Over the past month, more than 22 million Americans have filed for unemployment, while billionaires and CEOs keep getting tax breaks and bailouts. The policies we are seeing promoted by this White House — and too many in this Congress — keep on reflecting the desires of the billionaire class they have long served while leaving the rest of us far behind. We're saying: enough.

If you agree, will you sign on to demand that Speaker Pelosi and Congressional leaders #PutPeopleFirst and use all their power to fight for working families in negotiations on this next relief package?

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Our leverage as a movement is never as strong as when we all come together.

That’s why today, the Working Families Party is joining Representatives Pramila Jayapal, Mark Pocan, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to launch the #PutPeopleFirst campaign to advance the Congressional Progressive Caucus priorities in the next coronavirus relief package. The #PutPeopleFirst campaign is calling on Speaker Pelosi and Congressional leaders to fight for:

Keeping people on payrolls: Stop mass layoffs, and preserve employment relationships for all businesses, including small businesses. Federal dollars should go to workers and small businesses, not enriching CEOs and Wall Street.
Providing financial relief to Americans: Expand aid for the most vulnerable in the COVID-19 epidemic, including direct cash assistance, increased food aid, debt relief, and eviction protections.
Protecting public health: Guarantee full health coverage for all COVID-19 care and proper protections for all frontline workers.
Defending elections: Enact a vote-by-mail requirement for 2020 federal elections while maintaining access to in-person voting for those who do not have access to mail voting.

Pandemics are inevitable. The response we are seeing right now is not. It’s up to us to change that.

We need a surge of grassroots support right now to make an impact on negotiations in Congress this week. Tell Speaker Pelosi and Congressional leaders: Working families demand you #PutPeopleFirst.

A just recovery starts with support for every person in this country, regardless of tax or immigration status, age or disability status. We hope you’ll join us in this fight.

In solidarity,

WFP HQ

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