Dear MoveOn member,

Democrats in Congress have heard us, and on Friday the House passed the
HEROES Act, a coronavirus relief bill of historic proportions that seeks
to provide immediate support for struggling Americans, protect our
elections, and finally put people first. 

MoveOn members have collected millions of petition signatures, made tens
of thousands of calls, shown up to online actions, and raised our voices
to demand real relief now, including protections for essential workers,
student debt relief, and so much more that has now passed the House and is
heading to the Senate.

The HEROES Act, which was passed on Friday, includes many of our key
priorities: 

* Essential Workers Bill of Rights: robust provisions, including hazard
pay, paid sick leave, child care support, OSHA protections, access to
PPE, and more. Over a million members signed the petition for hazard
pay, and now House Democrats are echoing this demand.
* Relief that includes immigrants: makes strides to fix previous wrongs
by extending authorization for DACA and TPS, including immigrants in
health care and financial relief programs, and decreasing detention in
unsafe conditions.
* Postal Service funding: provides $25 billion in funding to protect
this vital institution that employs hundreds of thousands and people
and will play a key role in our election in November. Hundreds of
thousands of MoveOn members have demanded support to save the post
office, and we'll keep up this fight.
* Protect Our Vote: gives $3.6 billion in funding for election
protection, expands access to absentee ballots and early voting, and
institutes same-day voter registration—which MoveOn members have been
calling for for years, and a fight we plan to continue in key states. 

Our collective work with allies across the progressive and labor movements
ensured this bill centered the needs of people, not corporations. This is
a historic legislative package and includes critical measures to shore up
state and city governments and blunt the worst economic impacts of this
pandemic that Trump's failed response has exacerbated. But now it will
face opposition from Republicans who seem set to allow Americans to
suffer, the economy to worsen, and the health crisis to deepen, rather
than taking bold action.

It is not too late to weigh in as the fight now moves to the Senate. Sign
these petitions and share with friends before they are delivered to ensure
the Senate knows it must pass #RealReliefNow:

* [ [link removed] ]Tell Congress: Essential workers deserve essential protections
* [ [link removed] ]Fully Fund the United States Postal Service

There's still more work to be done, including fighting for the Paycheck
Guarantee Act, which keeps folks employed; sustained and direct payments
beyond one-time stimulus checks; rent and mortgage cancelation; and taking
on student debt. We knew it was unlikely that one bill could address all
of the tremendous need in this moment, so we'll keep working with
champions on the Hill and across the U.S. for these priorities and to
ensure the HEROES Act passes the Senate and becomes law.

Mitch McConnell has said he's not interested in holding a vote, even
though he defied social distancing orders to bring senators back to D.C.
during the pandemic. What could be more important and timely than
providing relief to the millions of people suffering? Republicans have the
chance to provide individual relief, support cities and states, fortify
our elections, and protect essential workers—or they can turn their backs
and support only big corporations.

We need to keep up the pressure. The country needs to see whose side their
elected officials are on. That is why MoveOn is joining partners like
Greenpeace, RuralOrganizing.org, and the American Postal Workers Union in
Washington, D.C., to deliver millions of petition signatures to ensure the
Senate hears loud and clear that the American people need more relief now.

Sign and share the petitions before they are delivered to the Senate
soon: 

* [ [link removed] ]Tell Congress: Essential workers deserve essential protections
* [ [link removed] ]Fully Fund the United States Postal Service

Thanks for all you do.

–Emma, Jenn, Emily, Cheryl, and the rest of the team


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