Using Unemployment to Fight COVID-19
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11) talks about why enabling Americans to remain unemployed, for now, could help slow the virus, and the stimulus bill that goes to the House floor tomorrow.
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Show Notes
The Senate passed a $2 trillion stimulus and relief package yesterday, aimed at making sure the global COVID-19 pandemic doesn't send individual Americans, and the economy at large, into an inescapable financial hole. The bill goes to the House floor tomorrow, before it reaches the White House for President Trump's signature.
On Today's Show:
Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ-11) dives into the recently-released details of the bill, and talks about why enabling Americans to remain unemployed, for now, could help slow the virus and get the country back on its feet faster.