With a record 2 million people having lost their jobs in one single week due to business closures and stay at home orders and a national emergency, Democrats voted down the [[CARES Act]] intended to stop the American economy from collapsing completely. Treasury Secretary [[Steve Mnuchin]] warned [[unemployment]] could hit 20% if Congress did not pass the legislation immediately. Democrats demanded: $35 million for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Tax credits for solar and wind energy; Tougher airlines’ emissions standards; Special treatment for corrupt unions; Elimination of U.S. Postal Service debt: Same-day voter registration; Early voting; Federal $15 minimum wage; Permanent paid leave, Retirement plans for community newspaper employees; Student loan forgiveness; Restart of halted asylum process; Rewrite of nation’s food stamp program; Obamacare expansion; Visa/work authorization extension; Abortion funding among other things in their 1,400 page counterproposal. | With a record 2 million people having lost their jobs in one single week due to business closures and stay at home orders and a national emergency, Democrats voted down the [[CARES Act]] intended to stop the American economy from collapsing completely. Treasury Secretary [[Steve Mnuchin]] warned [[unemployment]] could hit 20% if Congress did not pass the legislation immediately. Democrats demanded: $35 million for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Tax credits for solar and wind energy; Tougher airlines’ emissions standards; Special treatment for corrupt unions; Elimination of U.S. Postal Service debt: Same-day voter registration; Early voting; Federal $15 minimum wage; Permanent paid leave, Retirement plans for community newspaper employees; Student loan forgiveness; Restart of halted asylum process; Rewrite of nation’s food stamp program; Obamacare expansion; Visa/work authorization extension; Abortion funding among other things in their 1,400 page counterproposal. |