Connecticut Democratic Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro said she hopes lawmakers will pass another federal stimulus package later this month. Communities across the state are realizing the cost to protect children going back to school.
She said there is still opposition from GOP members in the U.S. Senate, including Leader Mitch McConnell.
“You know Mitch McConnell said we have to use the pause button. But the virus doesn’t hit the pause button. You know you’ve got to be able to look yourself in the mirror at night and say what was my job? What did I do? How did I help to make a difference? I hope they are going to do that,” she said.
DeLauro chairs the Labor, Health and Human Services subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. She helped draft the $3 trillion HEROES Act that was passed by the House in May.
The Republican-controlled Senate has refused to take up the measure. They had proposed a $1 trillion package instead.
