September 25, 2020

The abandonment edition. It is becoming increasingly evident that Sen. Mitch McConnell and his GOP colleagues are prepared to abandon their constituents in their time of dire need. They have resisted a vote on a robust COVID-19 aid package.  Senators are planning to leave town – and look at the carnage they are leaving behind in the wake of their hasty retreat. More than 200,000 deaths – roughly one in every 1,600 people in the U.S. has died of COVID-19 — and on Friday the U.S. eclipsed 7 million confirmed cases. Progress in slowing the march of the pathogen has stalled. Twenty-eight states plus Puerto Rico have shown increases in the seven-day average of new cases since the final week of August. Job loss remains staggering – in August, the unemployment rate among whites was 7.3%; among Blacks it was 13%, the largest disparity in almost six years. A new survey shows substantial shares of Latinx, Black and Native American households – populations who are at high risk of getting sick and dying from COVID-19 – have not been protected from financial problems. These problems include depleting their savings and having problems paying for food and rent. Meanwhile, many parents face the agonizing choice between returning to work and staying at home to care for their children due to a lack of suitable, affordable child care and in-person schooling options. These parents will continue to struggle without federal and state support for child care. 

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