Senator Chuck Schumer on the CARES Act
Recently, Congress passed an historic $2 Trillion stimulus bill in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Before it passed, Democrats had to fight tooth and nail to make sure that most of the money went to the people, small businesses, and healthcare workers, and small businesses–and to make sure that the money that did go to large corporations had stringent oversight requirements. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) joined Alyssa Milano to talk about the crisis, how bad the original bill was, and provide first-person insight into the hard decisions that went into making it so much better than was presented by the Republicans.
Sources for audio clips
Republicans, Democrats debate massive coronavirus relief package | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGjCaIk7xRg |
Schumer: Senate Democrats Put Workers First In Coronavirus Bill | MSNBC | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSPY7o0Ack4 |
Senate hits partisan wall on coronavirus relief bill: CBS This Morning | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyn4dyHe4gM |
Senate, White House reach $2 trillion stimulus deal to blunt coronavirus fallout - Washington Post | https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/03/24/trump-coronavirus-congress-economic-stimulus/ |
U.S. Senate passes $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill - reuters | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wZ9Z2Rgp7U |
Show Credits
Host: Alyssa Milano
Executive Producer: Alyssa Milano
Associate Producer: Ben Jackson
Editing and Sound Production: Natasha Jacobs
Music by: Josh Cooke & Eleisha Eagle