Today, as protective equipment for medical workers runs low again, John Hickenlooper highlighted the need for the Senate to get back to work.
“While Senator Cory Gardner’s recess continues, our doctors and nurses are ringing the alarm bells about dwindling supplies for the equipment they need to protect themselves and our communities. Coronavirus is on the rise. Unemployment is rampant throughout the country. And people are worried about how we get through this crisis. But Washington politicians have decided this is the right time to take a two week vacation. This is a broken Washington at its worst. It’s time for Senator Gardner to get back to work and address this crisis.”
On Monday, John called on both Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to end the scheduled two-week recess and return to work to pass urgent relief for Colorado families, small businesses, and medical workers. Yesterday, he called on Gardner and the Senate to end their vacation early to get to work extending the unemployment benefits that are set to end in three weeks.
