>>> joining me now is democratic
representative sheila jackson
lee.
congresswoman, thank you for
joining us.
deaths reaching grim, new
milestones virtually every day,
now.
obviously, the economy continues
to suffer.
what do you say to many
americans who wonder why
congress still hasn't passed a
second relief package?
>> well, what i will tell them
is that, democrats, as you well
know, anderson, passed a $3
trillion bill months ago.
one that would not have
americans in the dire conditions
that they are in.
we understand that we were
blocked continuously and we
understand now, having come back
to washington, that we just
cannot leave.
we have to continue try and
reach some solution.
we know that there is one
american dying, every 30
seconds, from covid-19.
there are no options.
and the bill that is now before
us, or will be before us, still
being negotiated, is not what we
would have wanted.
meaning, democrats, who worked
so hard to make sure that cities
and counties wouldn't...