In response to reports that McConnell’s staff has thrown “cold water” on bipartisan relief negotiations, Protect Our Care’s Coronavirus War Room Director Zac Petkanas released the following statement:
“There’s no both-sides to this issue. There is a bipartisan agreement on the table to get communities and families a small fraction of the aid they actually need and it’s being sabotaged by Mitch McConnell.
“The reason? He’s insisting that massive corporations who endanger their employees’ health during the pandemic get special legal protections while trying to cut out funding for unemployment insurance, direct stimulus checks and aid to state and local governments trying to pay the salaries of essential workers.
“McConnell’s obstruction here is going to worsen what is already amounting to a humanitarian catastrophe inside the United States. The deaths, infections, evictions, and impoverishment that will result from Congress’ inability to do the bare minimum are solely on Mitch McConnell’s hands.”