With stocks soaring while millions are out of work and struggling to pay bills, it’s not news that the stock market doesn't reflect our actual economy. https://t.co/MeYHM8b8Cw
For years, the same hedge funds, private equity firms, and wealthy investors dismayed by the GameStop trades have treated the stock market like their own personal casino while everyone else pays the price.
It's long past time for the SEC and other financial regulators to wake up and do their jobs – and with a new administration and Democrats running Congress, I intend to make sure they do.
I love how National Parks in Nevada and across the nation provide a place to enjoy the beauty of the great outdoors. This #NationalParkWeek may be a little different than in the past, but we can still celebrate by reflecting on each park’s unique landscape.
You are getting your money late because the President thinks it is more important that his name be on the check than that you are able to pay your bills on time. This is not a rhetorical flourish. The checks are delayed. Because Trump.
If we say “we’re all in this together” we have to mean it.
I stand with essential workers—and Congress must do the same.
Demand an Essential Workers Bill of Rights: https://t.co/29WrFpBxCt
Congress is about to finish its third coronavirus package. It’s not time for us to go home. It’s time for us to dramatically increase coronavirus testing capacity. I’ve outlined the steps to move us toward this long overdue goal. https://t.co/BMBD1gGFwn
Restarting our economy will require one thing above all else – testing. Testing to show who's currently infected. Testing to show who's had the virus and is immune. Social distancing won't end because it's Easter. It'll end when we have sufficient testing. Here’s how we do it.
The @USChamber is reportedly lobbying President Trump against using the Defense Production Act to address the huge shortfall of ventilators, respirators, and protective equipment needed to care for coronavirus patients. They owe Americans an explanation. https://t.co/oBHzyS91Ny
Now's a good time to remind everyone that members of Congress should not be able to own or trade individual stocks while in office. I've already got a bill for that – and Congress should include that provision in the next stimulus. #EndCorruptionNow https://t.co/6w2Ce2fAyV
Inbox: Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a member of the Armed Services Cmte., sent a letter to Trump calling on him to strengthen the domestic response to the coronavirus pandemic by directing the Army Corps of Engineers to convert or construct new temporary medical facilities nationwide.
We’re not writing blank checks to giant corporations. Any taxpayer dollars that go to help big businesses during the coronavirus crisis should come with the following minimum requirements:
I've said it once & I'll say it again loud enough for the @WhiteHouse, @FoxNews, & everyone else to hear: coronavirus does not discriminate. Bigotry against people of Asian descent is unacceptable, un-American, & harmful to our COVID-19 response efforts.
Elizabeth Warren demands eight conditions attached to a bailout package for business, including a $15 minimum wage for workers, a ban on share buybacks, and no dividends or executive bonuses for 3 years.
.@SenWarren's conditions for bailouts:
1- Payrolls must be maintained;
2- Companies must enact $15/hr min wage by 1 year after emergency ends;
3- Prohibition on buybacks, dividends, executive bonuses
for min. 3 years;
4- Companies must turn 1 board seat over to workers
Student loan debt cancellation MUST be a part of the next emergency coronavirus package to deliver relief immediately to millions of families and remove a giant weight that’s dragging down our economy. Senate and House progressives are in this fight all the way.