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Sherrod Brown: And Trump and McConnell fiddle while the country burns. And it's just a terrible, terrible situation that they clearly…

On the recordAugust 12, 2020
And Trump and McConnell fiddle while the country burns. And it's just a terrible, terrible situation that they clearly - I mean we know Trump has no empathy. McConnell doesn't either and nor does his Republican Caucus, who should have told him 'Stay, negotiate with Democrats, debate the House bill. Let's get serious.'
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Sherrod Brown criticizes Trump and McConnell for not taking action to help the country during the pandemic.

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