[Healthcare\Medicine]
Callinan: “As the nation grapples to contain and treat patients with COVID-19, we’re rethinking how we care for people with other serious or terminal illnesses…medicine must adapt accordingly.”
Photo: YouTube
CARES Act
OVER $19 MILLION IN CONGRESSIONAL FUNDING RECEIVED FOR NYC HEALTH CENTERS
[CARES Act Funding for NYC]
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) announced funding for eleven community health centers that are located in or serve New York’s 7th Congressional District.
Photo: YouTube
COVID-19 STIMULUS BILL INSUFFICIENT FOR THOSE IN GREATEST NEED
[CARES Act\COVID-19 Stimulus Package]
Millions of people — including the undocumented, and those who have no social security number — will receive no relief, said panelists at the briefing, organized by Ethnic Media Services and supported by the Blue Shield of California Foundation.
Photo: Sandy Close\Ethnic Media Services
NADLER AND BASS ASK BARR TO RELEASE VULNERABLE PRISONERS
[COVID-19\Incarceration]
Nadler & Bass: “We urge that you use every tool at your disposal to release as many prisoners as possible, to protect them from COVID-19.”
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WATERS: COMMUNITY FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MUST BE INVOLVED IN HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES
[Community Financial Institutions]
The PPP allows financial institutions to provide forgivable loans to small businesses so they can keep employees on their payroll while having additional funds to pay rent, utilities and other costs.
Photo: YouTube
DEMOCRATS TO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR: EXPEDITE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
[Unemployment Benefits\COVID-19]
Democrats: “Financially stressed Americans should not have to spend hours on the phone waiting for someone to process their application or answer their questions.”
Photo: YouTube
CARES ACT IS INSUFFICIENT TO PROTECT PRISONERS SAY ACTIVISTS
[COVID-19 & Prisons]
JLUSA: “Prisons and jails are quickly becoming hotbeds for coronavirus… Prisons and jails consistently have poor health conditions and facilitate the rapid spread of disease. The coronavirus crisis is simply shining a light on these flaws.”
Photo: YouTube
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION CHAIR SUPPORTS COVID-19 RELIEF PACKAGE
[COVID-19\CARES Act]
Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), who has been at the forefront of securing protections for the American workforce, took to the House Floor to offer his support for the legislation.
Photo: YouTube
AHLA: HOTEL INDUSTRY NEEDS HELP TO RECOVER FROM COVID-19
[COVID-19\CARES Act]
AHLA CEO Chip Rogers: “COVID-19 has been especially devastating for the hotel industry. Every day, more hotels are closing, and more employees are out of a job. We urge the House to swiftly take up this legislation.”
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