[COVID-19\Student Debt Emergency Relief Act]
Congresswoman Pressley. “Our $1.6 trillion student debt crisis stands in the way of any meaningful economic recovery effort during and after this pandemic, which is why we must cancel student loan debt in order to jumpstart the economy.”
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[COVID-19\”Capstone’ Proposal”]
AFT’s Weingarten: “This school year is not a wash—we’ve had seven months of instruction…We’re holding out hope we can bring a sense of completion and finality to kids and families and end this unprecedented year on a positive note.”
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[COVID-19\NY Primary\Absentee Voting]
Attorney General James is calling for all eligible New York voters to automatically be sent an absentee ballot for the April 28th election, including the Democratic party’s presidential primary.
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[Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association\covid-19]
In a joint statement, Comito and Affonso-Dass pointed to online resources available to help the industry manage the crisis. Many of these, along with updates on travel advisories, airline and hotel cancellations, and other notices can be found at the CHTA COVID-19 Resource Center at www.caribbeanhotelandtourism.com/covid-19.
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[“Speaking Truth to Empower”]
We are witnessing a failure of leadership across the board. The stunning lack of guidance we’re now witnessing is putting the nation at even greater risk.
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[COVID-19\Student\Medical Debt]
James: “New Yorkers need to focus on keeping themselves safe and healthy from the coronavirus, and therefore can rest assured that state medical and student debt referred to my office will not be collected against them for at least 30 days.”
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[COVID-19\Coronavirus\Black America]
Marc Morial: “Urban communities of color are likely to suffer the brunt of the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus crisis and any legislative response must contain targeted relief.”
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[COVID-19\School Closings]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed an executive order directing all schools in New York to close by Wednesday, March 18 for two weeks ending April 1.
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[Federal Reserve Response\Coronavirus]
Waters: “During this time of economic turbulence, it is critical that the Fed go beyond these steps and provide much-needed support to those who are on the front lines of this pandemic.”
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[Coronavirus\COVID-19\Pandemic]
The severity of the coronavirus has had widespread implications across the world and continues to affect the most vulnerable and underserved communities.
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