In response to Donald Trump announcing that he has rejected the House Democrats offer on a COVID relief package and is pulling out of negotiations, Protect Our Care’s Coronavirus War Room Director Zac Petkanas released the following statement:
“In a downright disgraceful move, Donald Trump has unilaterally ended negotiations on a relief bill for American families scraping by in the midst of an economic catastrophe created by his failure to get the coronavirus under control.
“Speaker Pelosi and House Democrats have repeatedly offered up relief bills to stimulate the economy and boost the livelihoods of struggling American families and businesses. But every time, Trump and his Republican allies have shot them down and chose to play political games with people’s lives.
“Instead of unemployment insurance, paid sick leave and small business loans, Trump and McConnell are giving us a rushed, illegitimate confirmation process to pack the Supreme Court with a radical, right-wing nominee who has essentially pledged to be the deciding vote to overturn the Affordable Care Act in the middle of a pandemic.
“But this is just par for the course with this President. Whether he’s downplaying the danger of the virus, personally infecting those around him, or choosing to overturn the ACA instead of passing much needed relief for the American people, Donald Trump will always put his politics first – and make things worse at every single turn.
“Come Election Day, the American people won’t forget the time a sitting President hung them out to dry when they needed help the most.”
[@DataProgress, 10/6/20]