Nancy Pelosi released the House’s $3 trillion+ stimulus package yesterday. We thank the leadership for a bill that does so much right: funding for state and local governments; protection for elections and funds for the Post Office; money for testing and contact tracing, subsidies for Medicaid.

That said, we need to call NOW to make some parts more progressive. The vote could be as early as tomorrow. 

(1) Provisions for direct payments to people are still weak. The Progressive Caucus wants a three-month guarantee of 100% of pay for people earning below $100,000 that renews automatically until consumer demand returns to pre-pandemic levels. The rationale for this policy include: 

• Businesses can keep workers on the payroll and start up without having to re-hire. 
• Workers don’t have to search for another job.  
• The Progressive Caucus may have the votes for a negotiation with leadership.

(2) Undocumented workers must be included in Medicaid.  Everybody needs health insurance to afford care during this pandemic or WE WON’T STOP THE VIRUS. 

(3) Eliminate: 

• $160 billion tax break for millionaires that was slipped into the CARES Act.  
• Expansion of the PPP to business, trade groups and advocacy groups. Our taxpayer dollars should not support lobbyists to lobby Congress.
  

The House is on the right track, but let’s strengthen this bill before negotiations with the Senate begin. 

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**ACTION TWO: CALL COMPLICIT GREG WALDEN**

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Non-ORD2 Indivisible Sponsored Ongoing Event: Oregon Health Authority Coronavirus Update Zoom Conference Calls
May 15, 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Ongoing every Monday, Wednesday and Friday
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Lines for Life has created a Virtual Wellness Room to offer support to helpers, mental health professionals, first responders, social workers and anyone considered an essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon. Each check-in call will have a facilitator to guide the conversation.

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