On the recordJuly 31, 2020
This week, the Senate Republicans allowed expanded Federal unemployment benefits to expire and unveiled a grossly inadequate counter to the HEROES Act titled the HEALS Act. The HEALS Act slashes expanded Federal employment benefits by $400 a week during a time when families need our support the most. Even after some States have gradually reopened, the economy has not made a miraculous comeback. Millions of workers are still out of work, and too many of them do not have a job to return to. Workers are relying on these unemployment benefits to cover basic life necessities while our economy recovers. The HEALS Act is a moral failure. It puts corporations first instead of helping the people we were elected to serve or supporting the local governments battling this crisis. This is not a time to play politics. We have to be bold and act with urgency. ____________________
