Nita Lowey: “As of this morning, nearly 86,000 people in the United States have died from this virus. More than 1.4 million people…”

“As of this morning, nearly 86,000 people in the United States have died from this virus. More than 1.4 million people have been infected, and those are just the cases we know about because of the frontline workers who are risking their lives to test as many people as possible. Unemployment is at its highest level since the Great Depression. Tens of millions of families are struggling to put food on the table and pay the rent. If you don't understand the suffering, you haven't been paying attention. Just turn on the TV--or better yet, listen to your constituents. They are demanding two things: facts and action. No matter what the President tweets, the facts of this pandemic are clear. And no matter whether Senator McConnell sees urgency or not, the time for action is now. The American people have unprecedented needs, and the Federal Government must step up to the plate, provide the necessary assistance to meet those needs. However, the Republicans are yet again standing in the way of helping people. They are in the same denial that led to the Trump administration's bungling of this virus. Against the weight of economic expertise, they are saying we need to slow down on spending money. Against the clear desperation of families, they are saying we need to wait and see what happens. Well, we know what is going to happen. We have seen what is going to happen. We have seen what has happened.…”