LANSING– While Donald Trump, John James, and Michigan Republicans fail to address the COVID-19 pandemic, Michigan Democrats are showing leadership in the face of crisis and working tirelessly to fight for working families. Read more from DNC Vice Chair Michael Blake here:
MLive: Michigan Democrats are strong in the face of a crisis
By Michael Blake
Key Points:
- While the buck is supposed to stop with the President, he’s shown no interest in taking his job seriously. Instead of working to contain and prevent the spread of the virus, the President ignored months of warnings, downplayed the severity of the virus, and stumbled through an erratic and inadequate response that left Michigan unprepared for this global pandemic.
- In Lansing, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist have proven to be shining examples of what it means to be a statewide leaders facing a pandemic. They have taken decisive action to keep the state safe and remain a steady hand filling in the gaps where the federal government has fallen short, fighting for PPE for our frontline health care workers and securing life-saving ventilators for patients.
- At the federal level, Senator Gary Peters continues to prove why he was elected in 2014 – because he can get things done. Not only was he instrumental in leading and passing legislation to historically expand unemployment benefits, he’s worked to provide small businesses with $10 billion for SBA emergency grants and has fought to secure funding for hospitals and health care workers to ensure they have personal protective equipment and resources they need to safely do their job.
