Critics cry foul as GOP refuse to provide additional COVID-19 aid for suffering communities
Published 10 hours ago on June 10, 2020
By Common Dreams
“Communities of color can’t wait for you to slow walk more coronavirus aid.”
Despite an unprecedented and ongoing economic crash in the U.S. spurred by the Covid-19 pandemic, Senate Republicans, led by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, are refusing to consider further aid and stimulus until July at the earliest—a decision critics warn will result in misery and deprivation for tens of millions of Americans.
“Communities of color can’t wait for you to slow walk more coronavirus aid, Senate Majority Leader” Americans For Tax Fairness executive director Frank Clemente tweeted Tuesday.
The economic crisis sparked by the coronavirus outbreak in March has put millions of Americans out of work. The nation’s unemployment rate remains in the double-digits, though May’s jobs report showed an uptick in employment—albeit one that some economists noted was based in faulty data and underreporting.
Nonetheless, Senate Republicans appear to believe that the economy is a winning issue that they can leverage for political gain in November. That risky move, Democratic consultant Tim Fullerton said, could backfire.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/critics-cry-foul-as-gop-refuse-to-provide-additional-covid-19-aid-for-suffering-communities/
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