02/04/2020
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"the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which is led by Representative Pramila Jayapal, it is a newly empowered Congress."
"Mass unemployment is a policy choice. Other countries around the world put money directly from the government to individuals and businesses to keep those people in their jobs, to keep businesses open."
"It infuriates me. And I, you know, I have no regard for people who talk about wanting to protect life and then allow 300,000 people to die of a virus that could have been preventable."
"We are really thrilled that 48 hours ago there was nothing in the package and then the offer was, well, we'll put some relief checks in but we're going to strip it from unemployment. We said no way."