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Scott Dworkin, Co-Founder, Democratic Coalition

Scott Dworkin: If everyone gets a chance to vote, the Republicans will lose. The world is changing & they'll have to change with it.

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Michael Madowitz, Economist, Center for American Progress @mikemadowitz @CAPEconomy @CAPAction

Michael Madowitz: The WH said today, after the worst jobs report since we've been making them, that they don't see a reason for a stimulus. We're 20 million jobs down; we haven't done a big public health ramp up.

@mikemadowitz

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Mark Weber, PhD, Education Blogger

Mark Weber, PhD.: According to federal data, NJ has 49% fewer teacher candidates over the last decade. We're heading into a bad patch [with the pandemic]--there's no question about it.

@jerseyjazzman

Bob Ney, Political Analyst/Former OH Congressman

Bob Ney: VP Pence wanted to move empty boxes for the photo op to pretend he was moving boxes of PPE. Like Forrest Gump says, "Stupid is as stupid does."

@BobNey

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Connor Maxwell, Senior Policy Analyst for Race and Ethnicity Policy, Center for American Progress

Connor Maxwell: People of color are contracting & dying from coronavirus more than other demographics. They're more likely to work on the front line, to be essential workers, & to have pre-existing conditions.

@Connor__Maxwell

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Ben Speight, AFGE's Crisis Response Campaign

Ben Speight: There are several things bringing VA workers together, incl a shortage of PPE. This past week, workers at VA, organized by AFGE & National Nurses Union won increased supplies of masks instead of 1xday.

@AFGENational

#NursesWeek2020 #ProudToBeAFGE

Mimi G Waldman, Nurse Educator

Mimi G Waldman: When we talk about people getting the healthcare we need, it needs to include mental health care as well as physical health care.

@seiuhcpa

#NurseWeek #GetMePPE #NursePlatform

Dr. Kelly Sennholz, Co-Founder MasksNowOrg

Dr. Kelly Sennholz: A lot of the danger Trump is inflicting on this nation is not things that can easily be flipped back on, it's things like institutional knowledge that have been years in the making.

@MtnMD

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Bob Ney

Bob Ney: Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a procedure that wasn't life-threatening but people worry because of her seat being up in D.C. Rick: She was released from the hospital today, fortunately.

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Christine Vaccaro

Christine Vaccaro: Teaching doesn't really feel like the same job at all. At my school, we have some prerecorded lessons happening & some online learning.

@chrissievac

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Cheryl Gibbs Binkley

Cheryl Gibbs Binkley: It doesn't make sense why our economy is in free fall but Wall Street isn't. Things are changing but not in the predictable way we'd have expected. Rick: The same with education, moving everything online.

@cheryldgb

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Jerome Westpoint

Jerome Westpoint: Republic Services is a great company but it's the management at the facility that makes it bad.

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Jaymie Cobb

Jaymie Cobb: The union can train staffers so we can hit the ground running. There will be a diverse (backgrounds & age, not just colors) body of people to hire from who have campaign training.

@Teamsters

payton Corbett

Payton Corbett: I have a friend who works at a small craft brewery. He & some coworkers got together to discuss the lack of safety precautions. The boss had a Zoom meeting & his attempt at empathy w/ workers was to say he couldn't go out jogging.

@churchofpayton

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Debbie Berkowitz

Debbie Berkowitz: There won't be inspection after an OSHA complaint but at least they'll call the employer. Also call your local health dept. and your governor to tell them your workplace isn't safe.

@DebbieBerkowitz

@NELPnews

Jesse Case

Jesse Case: Dr. Pepper employees in Iowa will be going on strike this week if the company follows through on its threat to cancel health insurance. People can live without Dr. Pepper but they can't live without health insurance.

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Chris Lilienthal

Chris Lilienthal: We need to look at inequality in school funding & in access to technology in schools. Students should have the same access to resources, no matter their ZIP codes.

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