Dear Friend,

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows just said that the administration
is “not going to control the pandemic.”^1

According to Donald Trump’s right-hand man, the government is just giving
up on doing what every other developed country has managed to do—mitigate
the spread of coronavirus.

And Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell seems to be in agreement, as he
adjourned the Senate until after the election without a vote on a
coronavirus bill.^2

The government does not get to just give up on its people, and the
election doesn’t mean all work comes to an end. Congress will need to meet
again after November 3 to work on a government funding bill, and we’re
going to work to support a good coronavirus bill that actually addresses
the pandemic and helps working people.

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Nearly 9 million people have suffered from the coronavirus in the U.S. so
far, and 226,000 people have died from it.^3

Now epidemiologists are saying that a third wave of the virus has begun,
and hospitalizations and infections are spiking across the nation. 70,000
people become infected every day.^4

In Europe, which is also experiencing a new wave, governments have sprung
into action. Ireland locked down.^5 Italy closed all bars and restaurants,
and Spain declared a state of emergency.^6

But here at home, Donald Trump and Mike Pence are holding maskless rallies
of thousands of people. Meadows said that the focus is now solely on the
vaccine and treatment, which could be months or years away.^7 And the
Senate has refused to pass legislation to help pay for PPE, support
front-line workers, and protect the people who are out of work due to the
coronavirus.^8

It’s a travesty, and we’re not going to let it pass quietly.

Congress must return to work to pass a continuing budget resolution, and
we’re going to be urging our representatives to pass a good coronavirus
relief bill that supports small businesses and workers rather than Wall
Street and fossil fuel companies. We’re going to raise a public outcry and
let them know that “we’ve given up” is just not an option.

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legislation ASAP?

Thanks for standing with us.

Robert Cruickshank,
Demand Progress

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Sources:

1. CNN, "White House chief of staff: 'We are not going to control the
pandemic'," [ [link removed] ]October 25, 2020
2. Business Insider, "Mitch McConnell just adjourned the Senate until
November 9, ending the prospect of additional coronavirus relief until
after the election," [ [link removed] ]October 26, 2020
3. Google, "Coronavirus Infections," [ [link removed] ]accessed October 28, 2020
4. NBC News, "Third wave of coronavirus infections in the U.S.? More like
'wildfire,' epidemiologist says," [ [link removed] ]October 26, 2020
5. BBC News, "Coronavirus: Republic of Ireland to move to highest
restrictions," [ [link removed] ]October 19, 2018
6. The Wall Street Journal, "Europe Imposes New Covid-19 Restrictions as
Second Wave Accelerates," [ [link removed] ]October 25, 2020
7. CNN, "White House chief of staff: 'We are not going to control the
pandemic'," [ [link removed] ]October 25, 2020
8. Business Insider, "Mitch McConnell just adjourned the Senate until
November 9, ending the prospect of additional coronavirus relief until
after the election," [ [link removed] ]October 26, 2020
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