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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.
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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.
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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.
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Rep. Pramila Jayapal is calling for a federal paycheck guarantee that would cover up to 100% of base salaries.
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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.
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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.
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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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The whole team at Our Revolution
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