He said the $3 trillion coronavirus response package passed by House Democrats last week needs major improvements and he cautioned that the Trump administration currently has no national, science-based plan for reopening the economy.
He urged Congress to act immediately to offer financial support directly to working-class Americans, and he proposed adding a"paycheck security process" to the $3 trillion package passed by the House last week. Such a system, he said, would circumvent corporate interests and ensure the livelihoods of workers on the ground level.
"Instead of funding the COBRA program, what we should do is make sure that all people in this country, including the 87 million who were uninsured or under-insured before the pandemic, have access to health care," Sanders added."And you do that by allowing Medicare to fill in the gaps for the uninsured and the under-insured."
"It really amazes me," Sanders said."Well, you know what, Mr. Navarro? In the last two months, 35 million people have lost their jobs. There are millions of people today who are hungry in America. They don't have food in their cupboards. There are people today who cannot afford to go to a doctor even when they have coronavirus symptoms."
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