WASHINGTON - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is calling for up to $25,000 “heroes” pay for frontline health care and service industry workers, as Congress pushes ahead with a new coronavirus crisis rescue package.
Schumer declared the emerging proposal the “highest priority” from Democrats as congressional leaders and President Donald Trump plunge with more aid for Americans.
Nurses, truck drivers grocery store clerks and others are “risking their lives” to care for Americans amid the stark pandemic and economic shutdown, he said. “They get lots of applause and kudos,” he said, referring to the nightly 7 p.m.
cheers the ring out from residents across New York City for the frontline workers. But he said they also need pay. “This is a