Washington, D.C. — Today is June 1, so for millions of Americans, rent is due. This includes some of the 40 million Americans who have lost their jobs since the coronavirus pandemic began.
But Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is holding the next round of relief for American families and communities hostage until he gets the corporate liability protections his special interest donors demand.
Two weeks ago, the House passed a bipartisan, robust bill that would deliver direct cash assistance to millions of Americans and extend unemployment benefits to help them keep a roof over their heads, keep food on the table for their families
Where is McConnell’s Senate in all of this? Obstructing what Americans need, simply to serve corporate special interests.
After returning from a week’s recess, his Senate has no business scheduled to discuss coronavirus relief today. Instead, McConnell will rush to confirm two more far-right judges to rubber stamp conservative policies that will strip Americans’ health care and reward corporate special interests.
“Days like this make it painfully obvious who Mitch McConnell is really looking out for. His special interest and corporate donors say ‘jump,’ he says ‘how high?’ Millions of Americans cry out for help in the midst of a public health crisis? Telling them he’s pushing pause,” said Joshua Karp of Fix Our Senate. “McConnell must listen to the American families as they ask for help in unprecedented times and make them his priority, not his corporate donors.”