John,

Two and half months ago Democrats passed the HEROES Act, which included
full funding to extend the $600 extra unemployment benefits originally
provided by the CARES Act.

Last week, Senate Republicans proposed cutting that critically needed
economic stimulus that would’ve had a real impact on families out of work
and struggling to survive because of the pandemic to just $200.

But even with their draconian cuts, Senate Republicans couldn’t pull
together a bill that the majority of Republicans would support. So on
Friday night, Republicans in Congress let all of the expanded unemployment
benefits provided by the CARES Act expire.

Nearly 52 million Americans have filed for unemployment in recent weeks,
and instead of working to get people the help they need, Republicans are
sitting on their hands.

We are in the middle of the worst economic crisis in generations, and yet
Mitch McConnell can’t pass a coronavirus relief bill in the Republican
controlled Senate without the votes of Senate Democrats.

This is one of the rare times since Trump became President and Republicans
have controlled the Senate when Democrats in Congress have real leverage
to force the support working Americans and their families need to survive
into the final version of the next relief bill.

[ [link removed] ]Sign our petition to Democrats in Congress: Do not compromise with the
lives of American families or the health of our economy. Demand full
funding for expanded unemployment benefits in the next must-pass
legislation. We can’t allow millions of Americans to go without the
support they need to survive each week >>

[ [link removed] ]SIGN THE PETITION

This shouldn’t be a hard decision. Republicans have already given billions
of tax dollars away to multinational corporations and industries that
donate to Trump and Republicans up for reelection in the Senate, and most
of those bailouts weren’t even popular. But guess what, renewing the
expanded unemployment benefits isn’t just the right thing to do, it IS
politically popular.

According to new polling from Data for Progress, 58% of Americans believe
Congress should renew the $600 per week benefits for the duration of the
pandemic.

Democrats have nothing to lose and everything to gain by fighting hard to
make sure these crucial benefits get renewed.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name to our petition calling on Democrats in Congress to not
back down in the fight to renew and fully fund these expanded unemployment
benefits immediately >>

[ [link removed] ]SIGN THE PETITION

Thank you for adding your support today.

Working together, we’re building the grassroots support nationwide
Democrats need to stand strong and win in the fight against the White
House and Republicans in Congress who continue to sit on their hands while
millions of Americans suffer every day.

— Charles

Charles Chamberlain, Chair
Democracy for America




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