Welcome to the ticket. I'm Isaac Daubert and I am not in a studio. Like many people, I'm

hungry down at home. So for now I'm recording over our conference line and that's why I sound a bit different and I

appreciate you bearing with us as we continue to sort this out. But let's talk

about the interview this week. My guest, Senator Sherrod Brown.

For two years, President Trump left us without the team that's supposed to manage pandemics.

He is a prominent progressive senator from Ohio and has been outspoken on the

coronavirus response from the Senate floor in recent days. Now we're all paying

the price for President Trump's decision. He faults the Trump administration for its failure to prepare for

this pandemic. He also faults Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for leaving

Washington just as the Senate had to pass the stage of the coronavirus bill response on paid sick leave and unemployment insurance.

To take care of all these people that are losing their jobs and don't know what to do.

Senator McConnell went back to, went back to Kentucky, wasted three days, make that four days. Today is another day we're wasting.

McConnell made it back to DC and they passed the bill. That was phase two. Now there's's phase three and this is one of the

main reasons why we wanted to talk with Brown this week the Trump administration's

talking about a one trillion dollar stimulus that is a huge number. The biggest piece of

legislation Congress has taken on in years and it's happening just as the

first members of Congress test positive for the virus themselves.

So I wanted to understand what this looks like from inside the halls of the Senate, but also

this is a big moment when Americans are examining how they take care of one another, especially

those of us facing sudden hardship with the pandemic response.

Sherry Brown's been talking about these issues for his entire career.

Now he says, this is a moment when people are thinking deeply about the government's role in society.

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