Feeling your pain? Virus reaches into the lives of Congress

[dalton99a]

https://hosted.ap.org/article/4901fb8a005a9acd7d8c71be88f88f4f/feeling-your-pain-virus-reaches-lives-congress

May. 9, 2020 1:09 AM EDT
Feeling your pain? Virus reaches into the lives of Congress
By LAURIE KELLMAN
Associated Press

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., lost a brother to the virus. House Financial Services Chair Maxine Waters, D-Calif., dedicated the last relief bill, which she had quietly helped write, to a sister she said was dying of the coronavirus in Missouri. Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., lost her mother-in-law to the disease. Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Mich., reported that she'd just heard "another dear friend" had passed away.

On Thursday, his mask pulled down while he spoke, Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., mused about the virus's reach and speed.

"I’m a well-off U.S. senator,” Kaine said at a health committee hearing, the first since March 3. “I know four people who have died of coronavirus since we were last together.”

Klobuchar said she's noticed a few changes in her approach since her family's harrowing bout with the virus. For one, she understands the isolation. John came down with the virus while he was in Washington and she was home in Minnesota. He endured its rigors, which included coughing up blood and driving to the hospital alone, to avoid infecting her and their family.

[sinkingfeeling]

1. Why are no Republicans impacted?

[2naSalit]

2. Because they've been drinking the bleach, perhaps?

Or maybe they are just heartless assholes or they just aren't talking about it or both.

[LizBeth]

3. Right. Odds are not in favor of only hitting Dems. Maybe they stay quite because they know

they would have to show passion, and they cannot afford that while demanding we go out and work minimum wage at the risk of our lives. We do know what? One that got it. The Libertarian. But that is about all I recall hearing.

[smirkymonkey]

4. I was wondering the same thing.

Maybe they are and just don't want to go public with the news because it would go against their message that it's safe to go back out there and start pumping the economy back up.