Mitch McConnell just wasted two months.

If the Senate leaves tomorrow without extending enhanced unemployment benefits, tens of millions of Americans across the country will suddenly lose of most of their income and face extreme hardship.

Here's what that looks like:
(THREAD) https://twitter.com/JECDems/status/1286275871544717318
"Jobless Kansans Foresee Harder Times Ahead As Federal Aid Nears An End"
https://www.kmuw.org/post/jobless-kansans-foresee-harder-times-ahead-federal-aid-nears-end

An estimated 118,000 workers in Kansas are set to lose over 55% of their weekly income at the beginning of August.

Ryan Fox is one of them:
Chicago Tribune: "1 in 5 US workers collects unemployment benefits. Without the extra $600, many say they’ll struggle to buy food, pay bills" https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-coronavirus-illinois-unemployment-benefit-expiring-600-20200722-bh3pv4qfjjcnpi72pmczbn3c7i-story.html

700,000 workers in Illinois will lose about half their income at the beginning of August. One is Joseph Aleman:
"$600 supplement to end... unemployed anxious" in Louisiana
https://www.fox8live.com/2020/07/16/supplement-end-two-weeks-unemployed-anxious/

Nearly 400,000 workers in Louisiana are set to lose over 70% of their weekly income at the beginning of August, including Travis Smith and Catherine Boeck:
"Unemployed Oregonians worry about survival with $600 federal unemployment benefit set to expire"
https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/07/unemployed-oregonians-worry-about-survival-with-600-federal-unemployment-benefit-set-to-expire.html

340,000 workers in Oregon are set to lose nearly half of their weekly income at the beginning of August, including Jennifer Cox:
"North Carolina unemployment recipients anxious for uncertain future as $600 weekly benefits expire"
https://abc11.com/society/triangle-unemployment-recipients-anxious-as-weekly-benefits-expire/6329467/

600,000 workers in North Carolina are set to lose nearly two thirds of their weekly income at the beginning of August, including Sara Fearrington:
KSHB Kansas City: "$600 unemployment benefit set to expire this month" https://www.kshb.com/rebound/600-unemployment-benefit-set-to-expire-this-month

260,000 workers in Missouri are set to lose two thirds of their weekly income at the beginning of August, including Angela Potter:
WBUR Boston: "'We're Going To Have To Pray': The Extra $600 Unemployment Benefit Is About To Run Out" https://www.wbur.org/bostonomix/2020/07/20/hotel-workers-unemployment-stimulus

Nearly 900,000 workers in Massachusetts are set to lose a third or more of their weekly income at the beginning of August, including Gus Tarzona:
"Loss of unemployment benefit could devastate thousands in Alabama" https://www.al.com/coronavirus/2020/07/loss-of-unemployment-benefit-could-devastate-thousands-in-alabama.html

150,000 workers in Alabama are set to lose two thirds of their weekly income at the beginning of August, including Smyles Graves:
"‘A very dark feeling’: Hundreds camp out in Oklahoma unemployment lines" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/a-very-dark-feeling-hundreds-camp-out-in-oklahoma-unemployment-lines/2020/07/20/44d59cb6-c77a-11ea-a99f-3bbdffb1af38_story.html

137,000 workers in Oklahoma are set to lose over half of their weekly income at the beginning of August, including Sarah Miller:
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