Jim Fiorelli KY Senate

[Jim Fiorelli KY Senate @ky_senate]

19 million kids live in a household that is behind on rent or mortgage, isn’t getting enough to eat, or both, based on recent Census Bureau data. There is severe widespread hardship due to COVID. UNACCEPTABLE. Lawmakers – get your asses in gear on a new economic relief package.

[Jim Fiorelli KY Senate @ky_senate]

46% of the women murdered over the past decade were killed by an intimate partner, according to the analysis of 4,484 murders of women in 47 major US cities. More than one woman per day is murdered in this way.

[Jim Fiorelli KY Senate @ky_senate]

During the lockdown, carbon emissions across the globe were down 17%. Skies were clearer. Previously obscured mountains were visible. Snow leopards were spotted where never seen before. COVID has give a glimpse of a dire future, but also one where a better Earth as attainable.

[Jim Fiorelli KY Senate @ky_senate]

This year, Social Security costs will exceed income for the first time since 1982. It will force the program to dip into its $3 trillion trust fund. The trust fund is expected to run out in 2035 after which only 2/3rds of benefits will be paid. Ouch. #SocialSecurity

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The median OOP cost of the 49 top-selling prescription drugs increased 76% from 2012 to 2017. Sixteen more than doubled, and one, Lyrica rose from $174 to $411. #drugcosts

[Jim Fiorelli KY Senate @ky_senate]

The LA Times said -
In 2019, annual deductibles for job-based health insurance plans stood at $1350, up from $379 in 2006. The 1 in 6 Americans who got insurance from work said they had to make "difficult sacrifices" to pay for health care.

[Jim Fiorelli KY Senate @ky_senate]

Women are 51% of the population, but 70% of the poor and 83% of single parents doing 66% of the work producing 50% of the food but earn just 11% of the pay and own just 1% of the land. #strongwomen

[Jim Fiorelli KY Senate @ky_senate]

Homebuyers now need 7.2 years to save a 20% down payment on a home. Confirming Millennial fears, that's 1.5 years longer that the last generation. #millennial

[Jim Fiorelli KY Senate @ky_senate]

@GovAndyBeshear Wearing a mask is a simple act of kindness.

[Jim Fiorelli KY Senate @ky_senate]

As COVID deaths continue to rise in the US, the White House hopes Americans will simply get used to it.
Trump advisers look to "convince Americans that they can live with the virus," hoping we "will grow numb and learn to accept tens of thousands of new cases a day."

Arrgg...

[Jim Fiorelli KY Senate @ky_senate]

Cases per day...oh my.

[Jim Fiorelli KY Senate @ky_senate]

A Census Bureau June survey shows 18.8% of households report that children sometimes or often didn’t eat enough in the past week because their families couldn’t afford food. In December 2018, the figure was 3%. SNAP is essential. #SNAP

[Jim Fiorelli KY Senate @ky_senate]

COVID’s rise in states that reopened prematurely points to a weak economy for many months. Full recovery won’t occur until the virus is under control and people feel safe. Reopenings have failed to bolster household and state finances. Robust federal help is still needed.