Rep. Grijalva on Heroes Act, supporting healthcare and more
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - The Heroes Act is a bill that provides further relief to frontline workers, small businesses, and local governments during the ongoing pandemic.
Representative Grijalva has released the following statement in support of the bill:
The bill includes aid to increase testing, provide hazard pay to essential workers, and put money in the pockets of workers and their families, according to Rep. Grijalva.
Read the full statement here.
The bill includes:
- $75 billion for testing, tracing, treatment, and support for hospitals and providers.
- Creates the State and Local Coronavirus Relief Fund to help states and local governments pay for COVID-19 related expenses, replace lost revenues, and respond to the negative economic impacts of the virus. It includes:
- Rewards essential workers with important workplace protections and hazard pay.
- Secures $20 billion for tribes and clarifies that funding should only go to federally-recognized tribes.
- Strengthens the Paycheck Protection Program to ensure that minority, women, veteran, and rural businesses have access to more funds to pay their bills and keep employees on the payroll.
- Puts money in the pockets of workers:
- Provides relief to students and educational institutions
- Protects the livelihoods of American families
- Provides $25 billion to the US Postal Service
- Protect the integrity of our democracy by providing for safe elections and expanded access to vote-by-mail.
- Rolls back $135 billion in millionaire tax giveaways that were slipped into the original CARES package with the inclusion of H.R. 6579, a bill cosponsored by Rep. Grijalva.
