Senator Baldwin, Citizen Action Call for Bold COVID-19 Economic Relief |
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Written by Citizen Action of Wisconsin Press |
Wednesday, 08 July 2020 16:48 |
Statewide: In a virtual town hall meeting this morning over 160 Citizen Action leaders and members heard a full report from U.S. Senator Baldwin on the need to maintain and further extend economic relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch Tammy Baldwin’s entire 30 minute presentation and Q&A session here. Milwaukee small business owner Ryan Clancy also joined the call to discuss the urgent need for further economic relief. The COVID-19 induced economic crisis requires an urgent and large scale federal response. The duration of the pandemic, which is growing in Wisconsin and most of the country, and the persistent depression-like economic repercussions it is producing, could not have been fully anticipated in March when the last large scale relief passage was enacted. In addition, most of the minimal relief targeted to middle class and working people is set to expire July 25, including the enhanced unemployment benefits keeping tens of millions of working families afloat.
In Citizen Action’s view, a large scale publicly-subsidized jobs program would also be an opportunity to initiative the green transition we need to prevent a climate genocide, and to employ people in the most depressed areas and constituencies, including people of color and folks who live in depressed rural regions. “The ongoing public health and economic crisis in America demands solutions from Washington and Congressional action,” said Senator Baldwin. “The Work share programs like the updated one we have in Wisconsin need to be supported so employers can avoid worker layoffs.” Baldwin concluded: “Millions of Americans are unemployed and struggling to make ends meet, so we need a bold, federal investment in state and local transitional jobs programs to create job opportunities and put people back to work. As we support workers and businesses in our recovery from this economic crisis, this legislation is a stronger way forward and we should seize it.”
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Last Updated on Thursday, 09 July 2020 17:13 |
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