COVID-19 has exposed rampant and morally bankrupt inequality at
the heart of our system.
Poor folks and people of color are hospitalized at a far greater
rate, "essential" workers are significantly underpaid (often
laboring without protective equipment or health insurance), and
more than 20 million Americans have lost their jobs in the span
of a month.
That's why Our Revolution is launching a campaign to demand that
Congress take concrete action to build a social safety net strong
enough to guarantee the health and economic security of all
Americans.
Add your name here to insist that Congress bail out people, not
just multinational corporations who can afford to spend heavily
on lobbying!
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Thanks to our movement's tireless organizing, we have
progressive champions in Congress who are fighting for policies
that address the health and economic pain of COVID-19.
* Bernie Sanders and others have called for $2,000 a month in
basic income, and rent and eviction moratoriums for Americans for
the duration of the crisis.
* Rep. Mark Pocan is calling for the expansion of work-sharing,
which allows businesses to reduce work hours rather than laying
off staff. The plan would then supplement lost wages with partial
unemployment insurance to cover the difference.
* Rep. Pramila Jayapal is calling for a federal paycheck
guarantee that would cover up to 100% of base salaries.
* Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Ro Khanna are calling for the
inclusion of an Essential Worker Bill of Rights. These rights
would expand workplace protections, including hazard pay for
frontline workers, and provide universal healthcare and paid sick
leave to all essential workers.
* Senator Jeff Merkley is proposing legislation to ban stock
trading by lawmakers after Republican Senators profited by
trading on non-public information they learned at briefings.
* Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez drew a line in the sand against
incrementalism, saying that Democrats must "play hardball" in
negotiating the House's next relief bill and that if it doesn't
go far enough to protect working people, she will vote against
it.
Many of our allies have pointed out that with so many Americans
losing their health insurance Medicare for All is now more
important than ever.
With so much suffering, we have a moral obligation to support
our progressive champions in Congress and create as much
grassroots pressure as possible to demand action that helps the
American people, not whichever corporate lobbyist can afford to
pay for access to the legislative process.
Sign here to demand that Congress take action to protect the
health and security of Americans!
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