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Stop mass unemployment and save jobs!
The April jobs report is the worst in nearly a century. Mass unemployment is a catastrophe, but it doesn't have to happen. Pass the Paycheck Guarantee Act and have the government cover the payroll of struggling businesses. This helps workers and small businesses survive the crisis and will help speed up economic recovery.
Why is this important?
The unemployment report is simply horrific. More than 20 million people lost their jobs in April, and the country's official unemployment rate is nearly 15%. That's worse than anything since the Great Depression.
But it doesn't have to be this way. Rep. Pramila Jayapal has a proposal that would prevent mass unemployment by doing what many European countries have already done: have the government cover the payrolls of struggling businesses.
The Paycheck Guarantee Act provides urgent relief to businesses and workers, while also helping make it easier for the economy to recover once public health has improved.
Congress is debating the next stimulus bill and there's a chance this can be included, but only if we demand it. Will you speak up now?