Crises provide opportunities for change. A living wage, paid sick leave, and universal access to affordable health care must be prioritized in Congress’ next rescue package. Low paying jobs can’t be done from home and don’t include paid sick leave or health insurance. Poorer people and communities of color are overrepresented in these jobs and their medical and financial health are therefore more vulnerable to all crises, including pandemics. All of us will be healthier when this reality is addressed and when health insurance and paid sick leave are detangled from employment.

Congress must return to work, to save lives and to save our democracy. Congress must immediately pass legislation to:

• Force Trump to nationalize the production of medical supplies and distribute them based on need.
• Fully fund universal vote-by-mail and the post office.
• Fully fund health care, income support, and tools for remote learning according to financial need.

Trump publicly admitted disadvantaging those who don’t support him when allocating medical resources and wanting fewer people to vote. We cannot trust him to use money allocated by Congress.

Congress must continuously oversee how Trump uses or misuses . . .

Federally owned medical supplies

Money

Vote-by-mail