John,

You don't need me to tell you that millions of Americans are suffering
from the consequences of a public health crisis that continues to spiral
out of control due to the failures of Donald Trump and his Republican
allies in the Senate.

Their failures to listen to public health experts have led to America’s
most devastating economic crisis since the Great Depression.

With the pandemic getting worse day by day, last week was also the 19th
straight week that more than one million Americans filed new claims for
state unemployment benefits. Americans across the country wonder if
they’ll be able to make rent, put food on the table and pay their utility
bills.

House Democrats passed a plan over two months ago and the pressure for
action is building on the Republican led Senate and the Trump
administration to work out a deal. Here's the thing, even Mitch McConnell
knows that the Senate can't wait forever AND that he will need the votes
of Senate Democrats to pass the Senate's version of the recovery package. 

That means, Senate Democrats have never had more leverage than they have
right now. Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Ed Markey, and Kristin
Gillibrand have introduced legislation that provides a monthly $2,000
check to every individual with an income below $120,000 throughout and for
three months following the coronavirus pandemic. Now, we need to build the
grassroots support needed to add as many Senate co-sponsors as possible
and force it's provisions into the Senate's final bill.

[ [link removed] ]We can’t stand by while millions of Americans face the worst economic
crisis of our lifetimes. [ [link removed] ]Sign our petition calling on every Senator to
co-sponsor the Monthly Economic Crisis Support Act and demand it's
inclusion in the final Senate bill >>

[ [link removed] ]SIGN THE PETITION

One of the most important features of the Monthly Economic Crisis Support
Act is that it is retroactive to March, meaning that every eligible person
will receive $2,000 a month for every month since March. That translates
to $12,000 per person for working families across America, right now.

Imagine what that would mean for families out of work, Americans
struggling with student debt, and our currently cratering economy, if
every household got even a fraction of the money Congress and Trump have
already handed out to multinational corporations and CEOs in the first two
pandemic recovery stimulus bills. That's what this bill does. It
prioritizes Americans on main street over profits on Wall Street. 

This is the response we need to keep people safe from the economic and
public health crisis that is currently ravaging America.

Some additional important aspects of the bill include:

* Married couples who file jointly receive $4,000
* $2,000 per child up to three children
* Every U.S. resident receives a payment, regardless of whether or not
they have filed a recent tax return or have a social security number
* Forbids debt collectors from seizing the rebate payments
* Ensures the homeless and foster youth receive payments

Nearly 40 million Americans could face eviction during the coronavirus
pandemic. That means 40 million people without a place to stay safe from
the devastating effects of Covid-19 on top of everything else that comes
with hardships of homelessness.

In all of 2016, there were 2.3 million evictions, but now, in August
alone, there could be just as much as the entire year of 2016.

In addition to the eviction crisis, many student loan borrowers will not
be able to make payments by the time the CARES Act pause on student loan
payments ends. Young people, who make up a large portion of student loan
debt holders, have been and will continue to be deeply impacted by this
recession, especially when 25% of people between the ages of 16 and 24 are
now unemployed.

This year's college graduates are entering the worst job market ever and
without any source of income, they will be unable to make ends meet.

And as you already know, millions of Americans have lost the $600
additional support they were receiving from unemployment insurance
impacting those already hardest hit the most.

Sadly the financial devastation of the pandemic is only just beginning.
That's why it's critical Senate Democrats use their leverage to push for
legislation that will truly keep working families out of harm's way, and
we need your help to make it happen.

[ [link removed] ]Add your name to our petition [ [link removed] ]calling on every Senator to join
Bernie, Kamala, Kristin, and Ed in co-sponsor the Monthly Economic Crisis
Support Act and demand it's inclusion in the final Senate bill. There's
never been a better time for Senate Democrats to [ [link removed] ]be bold in their fight
to protect the American people from Trump’s economic crisis >>

[ [link removed] ]SIGN THE PETITION

Senators Sanders, Harris, Gillibrand and Markey know that the Monthly
Economic Crisis Support Act is the response we need to keep American’s
housed, healthy and safe. Let's get as many Senators as possible to join
them and add the groundswell of grassroots pressure needed in negotiations
for the final Senate bill.

Thank you for adding your support today.

— Tre

Tre Graves, Campaign Organizer
Democracy for America




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