The 200,000 deaths edition. Within days, the death toll from COVID-19 in the U.S. will surpass 200,000. At some point we have to ask Sen. Mitch McConnell and his obstinate band of Republican cohorts, how many lives is too many? And how long and how deeply must our nation suffer? Unemployed Americans already have lost the $600 weekly UI benefit that expired at the end of July. Now millions of Americans are seeing their state UI paychecks vanish as well, as 26-week time limits expire. A child care crisis is unfolding before our very eyes, as many people cannot go back to work without access to affordable child care. Overburdened state and local governments are cutting programs right and left, even though we need more investment, not less. And still: not a dime from the U.S. Senate. Hunger is skyrocketing – this week we learned that one out of every four children could sink into a dark place of food insecurity by year’s end. Eviction notices continue, despite a CDC moratorium. Hurricanes hammer the homeland; wildfires render people homeless at a time of great peril. Things are so bad that even President Trump has joined House Democrats in demanding relief, telling GOP lawmakers to “go for the much higher numbers.” When will McConnell act? What will it take? Serious negotiations in Washington, D.C. must begin immediately.
Tell your Senators 200,000 deaths is 200,000 too many. They must act to defend American lives and rescue our economy.
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