On the recordAugust 4, 2020
we are heartbroken for the more than 155,000 Americans we have lost in this pandemic. We are grateful for those on the frontlines--the doctors, nurses, the healthcare workers who have served and sacrificed, and we are committed to finding a better way forward. There is no excuse for how this virus has spread here in the United States. We have the capacity, the expertise, but we have not demonstrated the coordinated strategy or Presidential leadership to overcome this pandemic and economic disaster. Instead, the President engages in a pattern of denial and delay, downplaying the scope of this crisis. This failed approach has led to thousands of premature deaths, double-digit unemployment, shuttered businesses, and spiking infection rates throughout the country. The economy will not snap back until we get COVID-19 under control and until States and communities have the resources they need to get a handle on this public health emergency. The costs of fighting COVID-19 is rising. State and local budgets are now under severe strain while demand for essential public services, including medical care, safety, and sanitation, is going up and up and up. Moreover, schools need additional resources to reopen and support students, and the revenue that is coming in to our States and cities and towns is insufficient.…
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