Fatalities setting daily records, and it will literally take an Act of Congress to save American lives. Whether this is a priority for some powerful lawmakers is a good question, however. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has done nothing but mock the $2.2 trillion HEROES II Act stimulus measure passed by the House in October, and his counteroffer was a $500 billion bill that emphasized immunity for businesses that failed to protect customers and employees from COVID. He offered no help for state and local governments. No help for housing or the food insecure. No direct help to families.