Our government leaders know they must do something to soften the economic blow many people will take as the coronavirus pandemic persists and our economy weakens. But per usual, our two political parties have found themselves deadlocked.

Democrats blocked the Senate GOP’s stimulus package from moving forward this weekend after Republicans introduced means testing for most workers within the legislation. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ripped the package as a “corporate bailout”; Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blamed the Democrats for putting politics above the immediate needs of the public.