[Trump Administration\Immigration]
Molly O’Toole: “ICE officials this month presented the roughly 180 parents in its custody with the choice of separating from their children or remaining indefinitely detained with them.”
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Trump Administration
TRUMP’S PROPOSED “BUY AMERICA” EXECUTIVE ORDER WOULD DISRUPT DRUG SUPPLY CHAINS DURING PANDEMIC
[Trump’s “Buy American” Executive Order]
Shah: The executive order would do virtually nothing to help Americans through the current pandemic. In fact, it’d destabilize drug supply chains, making it harder to discover and distribute vaccines and treatments to patients.
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ERIC GARNER, EARTH DAY AND THE EPA AT 50
[Eric Garner, Earth Day and the EPA at 50]
Mabson: “To commemorate the bond between Earth Day now 50 and Eric Garner’s life, do what communities did when he died. Communities across the country came together using “I can’t breathe” as the protest cry.”
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MORIAL: CONGRESS MUST INVEST MONEY INTO CITY MUNICIPALITIES STRUGGLING DUE TO COVID-19
[COVID-19\Economic Relief for Cities]
Morial: “Instead of seizing the opportunity to stimulate the nation’s economy by investing in the cities that are its engines, politicians in Washington are exploiting the crisis for partisan gain.”
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NY ATTORNEY GENERAL FIGHTS TO DEFEND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IN U.S. SUPREME COURT
[Affordable Care Act]
Attorney General James: “President Trump continues to actively work to strip health coverage away from millions of individuals and families, including more than a million who have the coronavirus.”
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BIDEN FIGHTS FOR MEATPACKING WORKERS REPUBLICANS FOR MEATPACKING COMPANIES
[Meatpacking Workers]
Frank Sharry: Biden and the Democratic Party see workers of diverse backgrounds and say we owe you… Trump, McConnell, Cornyn and the Republican Party see corporate bosses, many of whom are donors, and say we’ll cover for you.”
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SEN. SANDERS, REP. KHANNA UNVEIL EMERGENCY LEGISLATION TO INCREASE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT PRODUCTION
[Emergency Medical Supplies Procurement Act]
Sanders: “The United States is the richest country in the world. There is no excuse for our medical professionals and essential workers not to have the masks, gloves, gowns and tests they need to keep safe, treat their patients and stop the spread of this deadly pandemic.”
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UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS AREN’T IMMORAL, TRUMP’S TREATMENT OF THEM IS
[Immigration\Trump Administration]
The Trump administration deems many undocumented immigrants “essential workers,” yet President Trump and White House advisor Stephen Miller seek to dehumanize and deport them in hopes of winning reelection and making America white again.
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NY ATTORNEY GENERAL TO TRUMP: NOW ISN’T THE TIME TO LET 3.1 MILLION STARVE
[COVID-19 SNAP Benefits]
James: “With tens of millions of individuals out of work and with the nation in the middle of a public health crisis, now is not the time to let 3.1 million people go hungry.”
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NEW COVID-19 STIMULUS MUST INCLUDE AID FOR IMMIGRANT ESSENTIAL WORKERS
[COVID-19\ CARES Stimulus Package]
Angelica Salas: “This country must protect every worker, including immigrants…At 15-19 percent of the country’s population, their suffering will affect all of us.”
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