BREAKING! NPR reports: "More than 1 in 4 U.S. workers have lost their jobs since the coronavirus crisis shut down much of the economy in March. 40.8 million people."
But Mitch McConnell is threatening to block all bills passed by House Democrats because of new rules.
Ironically, the new rules are designed to minimize House members spreading the coronavirus.
Nancy Pelosi tells Politico, "Simply and sadly, he is trying to find every excuse not to meet the needs of the American people."
The House Democrats HEROES Act adopts major pieces of Elizabeth Warren's Essential Workers Bill Of Rights: workplace safety, hazard pay, child care, paid sick leave. The bill also draws on her proposals with Joe Biden on student debt cancellation and anti-corruption -- and mirrors her ideas on contact tracing, public manufacturing, and automatically sending every voter a ballot to vote from home. She's vowed to push for more corporate oversight and other ideas in the Senate.
Pressure McConnell to stop blocking the House Dems HEROES Act.
THE HILL REPORTS: "The ad will be aired on MSNBC, Fox News and CNN, as well as local outlets in Kentucky, the home state of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell."
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