They couldn't be more wrong. States and localities are on the front lines of this pandemic and need help. 2/
A late night observation, as the House debates the American Rescue Plan.
My Republican colleagues keep justifying their opposition to this desperately needed, wildly popular relief bill by repeating one particular lie.
It's about state and local funding. Here's the deal--
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They couldn't be more wrong. States and localities are on the front lines of this pandemic and need help. 2/
It's hitting services and public sector jobs across the country hard. 4/ https://t.co/WHrjoeej7u
State and local public sector workers are the biggest employment sector in the country, and they've lost over 1.3 MILLION jobs during this pandemic.
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That's teachers, firefighters, public health workers, and yes, police. Republicans who kept us from stopping these job losses all through 2020 defunded police. 7/
This isn't just "blue states," that's a lie, it's absolutely blue and red states both. 8/ https://t.co/nzWfM2F8UX
It's just a plain fact. 9/
In fairness a few admit the truth that these shortfalls do matter. 10/
It's weird to see Republicans ignore them, they normally say they want more state and local power. 11/
That's part of the reason this bill is strongly supported by the American people. Even among Republicans. Even Trump's top economic advisor. 12/
Two thirds of Republicans in Congress are cosponsors of a bill repealing the estate tax, which only affects individuals beyond a threshold of *$11.5 million*.
— Rep. Don Beyer (@RepDonBeyer) November 12, 2020
If you want to cut taxes on millionaires (even more than they already did in 2017) you don't really care about deficits. https://t.co/Z8AIoz0FWG
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