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& #39;s what that looks like:
(THREAD) https://twitter.com/JECDems/status/1286275871544717318">https://twitter.com/JECDems/s...
"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">https://www.kmuw.org/post/jobl... 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">https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavir... 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">https://www.fox8live.com/2020/07/1... 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">https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavir... 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">https://abc11.com/society/t... 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">https://www.kshb.com/rebound/6... workers in Missouri are set to lose two thirds of their weekly income at the beginning of August, including Angela Potter:
WBUR Boston: "& #39;We& #39;re Going To Have To Pray& #39;: The Extra $600 Unemployment Benefit Is About To Run Out" https://www.wbur.org/bostonomix/2020/07/20/hotel-workers-unemployment-stimulus

Nearly">https://www.wbur.org/bostonomi... 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">https://www.al.com/coronavir... workers in Alabama are set to lose two thirds of their weekly income at the beginning of August, including Smyles Graves:
Wyoming Public Radio: "& #39;We Need Help& #39;: People At Higher Coronavirus Risk Fear Losing Federal Unemployment"
#stream/0">https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/we-need-help-people-higher-coronavirus-risk-fear-losing-federal-unemployment #stream/0

15,000">https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/we-n... workers in Wyoming are set to lose over half of their weekly income at the beginning of August
"‘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">https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/... workers in Oklahoma are set to lose over half of their weekly income at the beginning of August, including Sarah Miller:
"Texas has the highest uninsured rate in the U.S. And during the pandemic, an estimated 659,000 Texans lost their health care." https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/14/texans-health-insurance-jobs-pandemic/

1.3">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/1... million workers in Texas are set to lose over half their weekly income at the beginning of August
"South Dakota women majority of unemployed amid COVID-19 pandemic"
https://www.argusleader.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.argusleader.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2F2020%2F07%2F16%2Fcovid-unemployment-south-dakota-women-majority-amid-coronavirus-pandemic%2F5415448002%2F

Nearly">https://www.argusleader.com/restricte... 20,000 workers in South Dakota are set to lose 60% of their weekly income at the beginning of August
KBZK Montana: "Concerns grow over federal unemployment benefit deadline" https://www.kbzk.com/rebound/coronavirus-money-help/concerns-grow-over-federal-unemployment-benefit-deadline

75,000">https://www.kbzk.com/rebound/c... workers in Montana are set to lose over half of their weekly income at the beginning of August, including Virginia Shane:
Albuquerque Journal: "$600 federal unemployment benefit over at end of month"
https://www.abqjournal.com/1475044/600-federal-unemployment-benefit-over-at-end-of-month.html

128,000">https://www.abqjournal.com/1475044/6... workers in New Mexico are set to lose over half of their weekly income at the beginning of August
"$600 federal unemployment benefit set to expire next week -- Colorado’s unemployment ticks up in June while national rate declines" https://www.denverpost.com/2020/07/17/colorado-june-unemployment-jobless/

An">https://www.denverpost.com/2020/07/1... estimated 225,000 workers in Colorado are set to lose half their income at the beginning of August
WCAX Vermont reports that "People who receive a $600 federal unemployment insurance benefit won’t see that check after this Saturday." https://www.wcax.com/2020/07/21/federal-unemployment-benefit-ends-this-week/

46,000">https://www.wcax.com/2020/07/2... workers in Vermont are set to lose nearly half of their weekly income at the beginning of August
"As $600 Benefit Ends, What Will Happen To Nevada& #39;s Unemployed?" https://knpr.org/knpr/2020-07/600-benefit-ends-what-will-happen-nevadas-unemployed

350,000">https://knpr.org/knpr/2020... workers in Nevada will lose over half of their weekly income at the beginning of August
News12 Connecticut: "Jobless claims rise as cutoff of extra $600 benefit nears" http://connecticut.news12.com/story/42402923/jobless-claims-rise-as-cutoff-of-extra-600-benefit-nears

273,000">https://connecticut.news12.com/story/424... workers in Connecticut will lose nearly half of their weekly income at the beginning of August
Labor officials in North Dakota say it could take as much as 10 weeks to process Congress& #39; potential changes to federal unemployment payments.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/states-brace-for-changes-to-600-a-week-unemployment-payments-11595506849

37,000">https://www.wsj.com/articles/... workers in North Dakota will lose nearly half of their weekly income at the beginning of August
As the American people watched this horror show unfold, Mitch McConnell denied that it was urgent.

Then he laughed at the idea he would fix it in time.

Then said he said would put out a plan next week when it is too late; his announcement was made following a crab bisque lunch.
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