Day 10 of my quarantine--#2
To: Nancy Pelosi and Mitch McConnell,
Cut a deal!
Millions of Americans are sick, and thousands are dying as rapidly as any war has ever taken them.
People are scared. Scared of getting sick or because they are sick, scared because they lost a job or might, scared because they’re hungry or without shelter or soon might be. People are isolated and alone, struggling to keep their kids in education programs, their marriages healthy, and their relationships with friends and family members alive. Many are at the end of a safety rope thrown to them months ago in your first Covid Relief package.
It’s not time to wait for January for another one, not time to weigh the implications of a deal now for the legacy of President Trump or the outcome of the Georgia runoff election. Instead of quibbling about the amount of money directed towards unemployment insurance, relief to hospitals and local governments and maintaining the airlines, get in that room of give and take and cut a deal. And stay in the room until you have one!
I believe that Joe Biden and a new administration can help us get through this pandemic in the long run, but it is the short run now, and Joe isn’t in the race. You are.
Cut a deal!
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