Political Quotes

“Mr. President, President Trump had chance, after chance, after chance to get ahead of this coronavirus pandemic in the United States. He failed. Congress can't make the same mistakes. Senators should not leave town. I just saw Senator McConnell on the floor. It is his decision. One Senator from one State can make this decision to walk away--to fail to take care of the $12-an-hour worker who is sick, who has to choose between going to work--perhaps getting sicker or perhaps infecting others--or staying home and giving up her $12-an-hour, $96-a-day job when she struggles with her rent. We have put her in that position. Senator McConnell, who was standing right there--his office is just down the hall--could make that unilateral decision as to whether we stay and actually do the right thing. The Senate has no business leaving. We shouldn't leave town until we pass the House package to help workers and to support our communities. President Trump needs to sign it. We need to do our jobs. We need to take care of workers who are going to need help paying their mortgage, paying their rent, and taking care of their children if schools close or they get sick. It is really, really simple. It is why we need to pass paid sick days now and to shore up unemployment insurance funds immediately.…”