Disease. And we all need more gas for the race toward more testing, better treatments, and the vaccine that will finish the fight. So last week i canceled the first week of august of our august state work period in the hope that the speaker of the house and the democratic leader would put aside their ideological demands with no relation to this pandemic and finally let congress legislate. Unfortunately mister president the democrats have let working families down. Theyre still reluctant rejecting any more relief for anyone unless they get a flood of the mans with no relationship to covid19. Its been two weeks since Senate Republicans put out 1 trillion plan to help america reopen , recover and stay on offense against this virus. Republicans did the same thing back in march. Pwe set up the same process with the cares act in a matter of days. Laid out a strong marker, built by our chairman and our committees. Ioset it to real factbased needs of our nation and invited the democrats new to negotiate. We want another round of direct Cash Payments for American Families. We want to send 105 billion help schools and universities safely reopen billions more to help working parents with childcare. We want to create new incentives for retaining and rehiring American Workers and for businesses to improve workplace safety. We want to create smart Legal Protections that Small Businesses and University President s are pleading for so they can reopen safely for students and workers without paying a ransom to the trial lawyers. These are the strong policies we propose. Cause and these are the policies our nation actually needs. We want to take second runs the best and most successful part of the bipartisan care to. By adding in bold new steps for this new phase for our nations that o. But as i said right from the outset republicans have no illusion that our initial marker would become law. That isnt how divided government operates. It was never any question bipartisan compromise would be needed to get an outcome. So i expected that just like iin march the democrat ranking members would sit down with our chairman , bring some of their own serious ideas to the table and Work Together to build a bipartisan bill. Thats what happened back then. But instead , the country got Something Else entirely. Instead of working with our serious framework , the speaker of the house and Senate Democratic leaders that weeks insisting on a completely , completely unrealistic far left proposal that even their own democratic members marked as they go nowhere messaging stunt the instant it was first released. Instead of letting their committees and members discussed substantive issues across the aisle they said nobody could negotiate them area and instead of staying focused on the real needs of our nation , beastie Democratic Leaders have held the talks hostage for weeks now, weeks over non covid related ideological items which the political left is wanted since well before this virus our shores. You know what im talking about mister president. By now the whole country knows what im talking about. The observed issues its the democrats after into sticking points. The bizarre parochial leftwing favors that democrats have put ahead of the health of working families needs right now. Like the massive tax cuts for the highest earners in the bluest states and an idea that even possibly progressive economists have said quote, not a good idea. The trillion dollar slush fund for state and local governments and have only spent 25 percent , 25 percent of the billions that we sent them back in march. Totally out of proportion to any estimates of urgent pandemic shortfalls. The socialist insistence on the federal government paying people more not to work , not to work than essential workers earn when they are on the job. Go to any Kitchen Table in america mister president outside of a few skyscraper penthouses and put these bizarre demands against the trillion dollars of real practical relief that republicans wanted to get out the door weeks ago. No family of Middle America is saying thank goodness , thank goodness the democrats are blocking ashley payments to me. Money for my kids schools and money for vaccines until manhattan millionaires get a tax cut. No working people are saying thank goodness the democrats are blocking the next Small Business rescue plan money for testing and rehiring incentives until california get federal money to keep buying more electric cars. We which they wrote to congress manning. Families are saying this. Outside of Speaker Pelosi and leader schumer even washington democrats are saying this. While the press tries his hardest to praise your policy for playing hardball , her own House Democrats are rebelling. They say theyre frustrated edand angry that really is being held up over what they themselves acknowledge is a quote, a little wish list. The heroes act went too far. Another quote. These are democrats talking about the heroes that. Even the speakers own members are not buying their political spin. I want what republicans want, what the administration wants and what American Families want. We need to get an outcome. The secretary of the treasury and the white house chief of staff have given ground. They put new issues on the table. Democrats wanted. They worked to find commonality but the democrats are barely even pretending to negotiate. Barely even pretending. The speakers latest spin is that its up to some , that is some heroic sacrifice to lower her demands when they made a 3 and a half Million Dollar marker that was never going to become law. To an equally made up 2 and a half trillion dollar marker. She calls this meeting in the middle . But mister president , thats not negotiating. Thats rolling spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks. People that have serious policy proposals that are fitted to actual needs cannot breezily knock off the ndtrillion year and had 1 trillion there. They have not fudged on their absurd demands and they just moved the Expiration Date a few weeks on the exact same crazy wish list so s the price tag comes down without moving an inch on the merits. They refused rob again offers to pass everything that we can agree on. The administration has said lastas past things we can agree on it right now. Revolver gives it dont think the disputed issue should hold heup the most urgent aid for working families. The answer so far from the Democratic Leadership is no. The partisan games continue and so the nations pain continues as well. Laidoff workers and kidsnd and parents and doctors and nurses are waiting for help. Our people are waiting for help. Republicans have been at the table for weeks and we just need seriousness on the other side. American families and livelihoods are at stake in american lives are at stake and democrats must rerun their political calculation and finally let congress act. Cspan2 takes you live to a event where general attorneys from several states are discussing racial inequities. We join us live in progress. You are an inspiration and i love it and being a daughter of immigrants so lets show it to the midwest ag ellison. I want everyone to know that the presumptive ice democratic nominee is a former