No relief bill means:
– No more state aid
– No stimulus checks 2.0
– No 2nd round of PPP $
– No $ for testing
– No CDC $
– No hazard pay
– No USPS $
– No elections $(Trump wants to act unilaterally on unemployment; payroll taxes; student debt & evictions – details tbd) https://t.co/gidPs0nt3k
— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) August 7, 2020
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Republicans are blocking economic relief because they say it’s too generous to unemployed workers, but those enhanced benefits aren’t stopping people from working.
The $600 payments have been helping support the entire economy; if they aren’t restored things will get much worse. https://t.co/mBBnHvPowU
— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) August 7, 2020