Political Quotes

“I thank my colleagues who will be joining me this evening--Senator Baldwin, Senator Hassan, and Senator Schumer-- to advocate for much needed action to protect workers, to provide relief to State and local governments, and to bolster our public health system. I rise to speak about the steps we need to take to invest in childcare and education. COVID-19 has upended childcare and schools in a way that truly is unprecedented. It has created chaos across our education system. Since we passed the CARES Act over 3 months ago now, Senate Republicans have not done anything to address the countless challenges that our childcare providers, our educators, our schools, and, of course, our students and families are facing. Instead, they have chosen to pretend that this crisis is over and that we should just return to business as usual, which for them means most often voting on partisan judges and not much else. As my Republican colleagues continue to delay any response, urging Democrats to pump the brakes and ``wait and see,'' we are hearing from parents who aren't sure if they can go back to work because their childcare provider closed. We are hearing from teachers who aren't sure if they will even have a job to return to in the fall. We are hearing from college students who might be forced to drop out because they desperately need financial assistance during this economic downturn. We don't need to wait and see to know we need to provide relief immediately.…”