Political Quotes

“finally, on COVID-19, unfortunately, COVID-19 continues to surge in several States. Florida, Texas, and Arizona are reporting new highs in case numbers. Last Friday, there were 45,000 new cases nationwide--the most in a single day. As the public health crisis continues, our country is facing one of the greatest economic challenges since the Great Depression. Over one- fifth of the workforce has requested unemployment assistance. State and local Tribal governments are on life support and have laid off over 1.6 million workers. Our perennially underfunded schools are fighting an uphill battle to prepare for the fall. As Americans struggle to make rent payments and face potential evictions, as our healthcare and childcare systems face unprecedented burdens, Senate Republicans have been missing in action. Senate Republicans equal MIA. Over a month ago, Leader McConnell said that Senate the Republicans ``have yet to feel the urgency of acting immediately.'' It seems like he really meant it. It has been nearly 3 months since we passed the CARES Act on a bipartisan basis, 96 to 0, and over 45 days since the House passed the Heroes Act--legislation that would deliver sorely needed resources to States, essential workers, American families, and our healthcare system, but Leader McConnell continues to say that Republicans ``need to assess the conditions in the country'' and insists that any future emergency relief bill will be written in his office.…”