Congress has now passed three coronavirus-related response bills. While these bills have temporarily filled in important gaps in our paid sick leave, unemployment insurance, and health care systems, they are grossly insufficient given the magnitude of the current crisis. What’s worse, in return for helping people who are desperately in need of support, Trump and his Republican allies demanded hundreds of billions of dollars in unaccountable corporate bailouts.
This crisis isn’t over and soon Congress will likely have to pass at least one additional response package. We need to continue demanding that any coronavirus response legislation puts people’s needs ahead of corporate profits — in other words, we need a People’s Bailout. Specifically, we’re asking Congress:
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Protect our democratic processes while protecting each other.
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Make health the top priority, for all people, with no exceptions.
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rovide economic relief directly to the people.
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Rescue workers and communities, not corporate executives.
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Make a down payment on a regenerative economy, while preventing future crises.
Congress must fix the gaps in the previous bills, and make sure that the response to both the outbreak and the likely recession that will accompany it make both less likely to happen in the future.
ACTION: Ask Your Representatives for a People’s Bailout
Indivisible National has developed an easy tool that you can use to send an email to your representatives using their template or your own words. Use this link to email your House representative and both of your senators with one click: https://act.indivisible.org/letter/tell-your-members-congress-prioritize-people-first-economic-stimulus/
Background:
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/03/19/trump-coronavirus-bailout-economy-plan-137680 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/31/bailouts-coronavirus-state-aid
