BLUMENTHAL STATEMENT ON THE HEROES ACT
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BLUMENTHAL STATEMENT ON THE HEROES ACT
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"The HEROES Act presents a bold vision for the next phase of COVID-19 recovery and relief. I'm really pleased to see many provisions I fought for included in this proposal, including protections for frontline workers, funding for vital internet services, increased benefits and support for veterans and expanded testing at the
"Now our Republican colleagues have a choice: does the suffering of workers and families in their states require urgent action, or not?"
The Heroes Act includes several provisions Blumenthal fought to include in the next COVID-19 relief package, including:
*Expanding Support for Veterans: The Heroes Act includes several provisions Blumenthal laid out in a white paper including: increasing grants to disabled veterans for basic healthcare needs; streamlining reimbursement for emergency treatment at non-
*The Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act: Blumenthal introduced this bipartisan legislation with
*Implementing Lease Protections for Veterans: Blumenthal joined
*Emergency Benefit for Broadband Service: Earlier this month, Blumenthal led a group of twenty-seven senators in calling on Congressional leadership to commit at least
*The COVID-19 Every Worker Protection Act: This Blumenthal-sponsored legislation, which is included fully in the Heroes Act, require the
*Boosting Funding for
*Addressing the COVID-19 Crisis in
*Modernizing Public Health Data: Blumenthal led a letter with a group of nine senators calling for increased funding for a
*The NO HATE Act: The Khalid Jabara and
*Protecting Inspectors General: The bill requires that inspectors general (IGs) only be fired for good cause and requires the President to inform
*Adjusting Federal Cost-Sharing for Disaster Assistance: Blumenthal and the entire Connecticut Congressional Delegation sought a 100 percent cost-share adjustment for the major disaster declaration and emergency declaration issued to
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