It has been 129 days since the House of Representatives passed the HEROES Act, a $3 trillion package for COVID-19 relief and recovery.

Families across the country have lost jobs, lost their health care, and struggled to make ends meet. Small businesses have been forced to close, lay off workers, and radically change their operations. State and local governments have had to reduce public services—including health care services—because tax revenues have collapsed. And we still don't have a national strategy for stopping the spread of the coronavirus.

And yet, under Mitch McConnell, the U.S. Senate fails to act. McConnell slumbers, the country suffers.

Last night, America lost a giant. She stood just an inch over five feet, but Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a towering force in our nation for decades.

She died on the first evening of Rosh Hashanah—the Jewish New Year. In her Jewish tradition, one who dies on Rosh Hashanah is considered a tzaddik, "a person of great righteousness."

And she was.

She was also a fierce champion for justice, righting historic wrongs, and standing up for the underdog against the powerful. We must fight for and advance her legacy.

The world watches Oregon's devastation on TV, but the truth on the ground is much, much worse.

Apocalyptic. Entire communities gone. Lost homes. Shattered lives. Death and incineration. It's unlike anything any of us have ever truly seen. Touring the destruction, the wreckage left in the fire's path, was a gut punch. I'll never forget what I saw.

Which is why, as much as it's important to take time to mourn, recover, and rebuild, we must also have a serious conversation about why this happened.