Rep. Dingell Says COVID-19 Stimulus Package Must Pass, But Is Not Not Enough
Rep. Debbie Dingell says she’s in favor of the massive $2 trillion relief package, but more needs to be done.
We’re seeing a rare breakthrough in Congress right now as leaders strike a deal on a $2 trillion stimulus package. It’s an effort to stave off a major recession, or possibly even an economic collapse the likes of which we haven’t seen since the Great Depression.
It would include direct checks to most Americans totaling about $1200 per person.
“Stay home. Save lives. And when we come out of it, we’ll bring our economy back.” – Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn).
But wrangling continues on Capitol Hill as the House approaches a vote Friday on the package.
Click on the player above to hear Rep. Debbie Dingell on Detroit Today.
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Rep. Debbie Dingell is a Democrat from Dearborn representing Michigan’s 12th Congressional District. She says she has no doubt the vote will happen Friday, despite efforts by opponents to delay it.
“This bill will happen today. We need to get this bill done. And we need to get it done on a bipartisan basis,” says Dingell on Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson. She says she’s staying home for safety reasons amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but that there’s a quorum in the House and enough votes to pass the stimulus package “overwhelmingly.”
But is the package enough?
“No,” says Dingell. “We are already talking about the next bill. And that’s our job, to take care of people.”
The congresswoman also rejects the notion that it’s time to start thinking about re-opening the economy and ending strict social distancing measures.
“Stay home. Stay home. Save lives,” she says. “And when we come out of it, we’ll bring our economy back.”
