So @Sen_JoeManchin @SenAngusKing @SenatorCollins don't know what they are talking about. Even one of President Trump's key economists has come out in favor of this #COVID19 plan. Most in public health think of it as a down-payment to get us through this pandemic. 1/

This is deficit-hawk-Kabuki-theater. We need massive relief to get the pandemic response scaled-up quickly and massive economic relief to American families and small businesses. 2/

The #ProblemSolversCaucus? Yes, split everything down the middle. Except this is like King Solomon with the baby. They'd cut it in half to satisfy both parties. You can either end the pandemic or do the deficit dance. Can't do both. 3/

WE NEED TO CALL, EMAIL @Sen_JoeManchin, @SenAngusKing, @SenatorCollins NOW. We have underfunded the pandemic response for a year. A year. Over 400,000 dead men, women and children and they are nickel-and-diming us to death. 4/

The "tell" here is that they would say this FOR ANYTHING. Their "thing" is "fiscal responsibility," which they will raise EVERY TIME, even as the world burns down around them, they'll say we can't afford the water to put out the fire. 5/

So the well-off are getting a $1400 check. Mercy me. Why don't we now put into place a byzantine system to get approved for checks so that those who need it most can't figure out a way through the maze? Good work fellas. Those who can game the system will then just do it. 6/

Just fucking send out the checks. No one was crying about the TRILLIONS in TAX CUTS to these same people. Now we're having fainting spells about $1400 when a quick, universal disbursement will be simpler, less red tape etc. Jesus, people. 7/

Each day you delay you goddamn motherfuckers is another set of deaths. More bodies to bury. Frankly this bill isn't nearly enough to get us to home base and you're needlessly delaying action. 8/

I have four words for you if you want to find some spare cash to salve your fears of overspending. THE. DEFENSE. APPROPRIATIONS. BILL. But heavens to Betsy, we can't take money outta there! We need to haggle about $1400 checks to the American people. 9/

So @Sen_JoeManchin @SenAngusKing @SenatorCollins @JeanneShaheen you're either here to help end this pandemic now or your here to play your summer-stock-roles of penny-pinching politicians who only complain when they can milk the role in front of millions. 10/

I CANNOT believe we are having this discussion as the pandemic remains out of control. Raging community spread. New viral variants. Vaccine distribution limping along. People hurting in so many ways. The blood of the American people? You're soaking in it. end/