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PFAW Member,

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell just ATTACKED efforts to provide
federal relief to state and local governments that have been strained by
the coronavirus pandemic, with Republican Senate staff members later
circulating a press release with a headline stating the need to “Stop Blue
State Bailouts.”^1

This latest blatantly partisan display underscores the urgency of ensuring
that we flip the Senate this November – and it’s why we need your support.



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Take Back the Senate budget for the month of April, or McConnell’s attacks
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While state and local governments grapple with this unprecedented health
crisis, McConnell’s inhumane threat jeopardizes their financial futures
and hopes of an economic recovery following the pandemic.

And without federal relief, states may be forced to make deep cuts in
order to offset costs incurred by the pandemic.

The strategy of denying aid to states also seems designed to force states
to consider reopening businesses and ending stay-at-home orders way
earlier than health experts advise, just to be able to start collecting
revenue again. This is what the greedy, short-sighted corporate special
interests funding the GOP want – they want their profits boosted by
reopening the economy immediately even it means more sickness, death, and
long-term suffering among the American people.

States should not have to make these choices but may be forced to if
McConnell gets his way.

Vulnerable Senate Republicans facing reelection this fall are sure to
support McConnell in denying state and local governments federal relief to
help them win reelection. Such extreme acts that jeopardize the potential
wellbeing of millions of people across the country are why we need to keep
up the pressure and remain focused on flipping these seats in November,
but we need your help now in order to do it.



[ [link removed] ]Renew today and your donation will be put to use immediately as we
deploy our proven electoral programs in key states across the country to
flip the Senate and END McConnell’s endless abuses of power!>>



Congress can’t drag its feet in providing relief to state and local
governments while Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans begin squabbling
over whether and how much relief to provide. Thankfully House Democrats
are taking the lead in developing the next relief proposal and they’re
including state and local aid as a key component of the bill.

While Senate Republicans have already proven they are undeserving to serve
in the majority, this latest stunt demonstrates they can’t be trusted to
lead in a crisis either.



[ [link removed] ]Let’s send them packing in November>>



Stay safe and stay healthy.

Thank you,

-- Zach, PFAW



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[1] [ [link removed] ]"McConnell Says States Should Consider Bankruptcy, Rebuffing Calls
for Aid" The New York Times, 4/22/20

 

 


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