But The Important Thing

NEW: Nearly 8 million Americans have fallen into poverty since the summer.

It's the fastest rise in poverty in the past 60 years.

And it's a direct result of gov't aid for the unemployed falling, even as jobs clearly remain scarce. https://t.co/jblSQ5s92N

— Heather Long (@byHeatherLong) December 16, 2020

...is to protect corporations from liability.

“Even if Congress were to pass a bill this week, it may not be in time to prevent millions from going weeks with no source of income, given that many state unemployment offices have already programmed their systems to cut off benefits after next week” https://t.co/TjNPlT4mI8

— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) December 16, 2020

Merry Christmas from Mitch McConnell.