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During a press event this morning, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf joined Protect Our Care’s Coronavirus War Room to highlight Mitch McConnell’s obstruction of desperately needed COVID relief efforts, including state and local aid.
Governors Murphy and Wolf made the case that state and local aid is a crucial component of the COVID relief package and further that continued obstruction would be catastrophic for communities across the country. A meaningful COVID relief package is necessary to provide resources for first responders and essential frontline workers, vaccine distribution, and support for struggling American families. McConnell’s continued obstruction is the sole reason communities and families can not access the aid they need.
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“This is about continuing to employ the frontline essential workers – who we desperately need in our hour of need – to deliver the services that our people need,” said New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. “Fire, police, educators, healthcare workers, EMS, that’s what this is about, to allow us to continue delivering those services and to keep those jobs.”
“The situation we are in is dire,” said Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf. “In Pennsylvania, the pandemic is far worse now than it was in the spring when we successfully took action to flatten the curve. Our hospitals are now in danger of being overwhelmed by COVID-19, a scenario that would have devastating consequences for our entire health care system if we let it come to pass. It’s disgraceful that right now, in the midst of the worst surge of COVID-19 that our country has seen to date, when record numbers of Americans are dying from this horrible virus, our Republican leaders seem to be incapable of providing Americans with desperately needed aid and support.”
“Mitch McConnell is single handedly holding hostage the relief American families desperately need,” said Zac Petkanas, Director of Protect Our Care’s Coronavirus War Room. “The state and local aid he is sabotaging this bill over is actually funding for first-responders and frontline workers, vaccine distribution, and resources that will keep people safe. As always, Mitch McConnell is putting a perceived political win over the health and safety of the American people and it’s our communities who are suffering the consequences.”