Rep. Sanchez Votes for HEROES
Rep.
"True to its name, this legislation honors those on the frontlines - our health care, first responders, teachers, transit, food, and other essential workers," said
"This pandemic spotlighted how little we support family caregivers. To right that wrong, the Heroes Act includes provisions I have long championed. This includes faster, flexible state funding to provide dependent care for essential workers; more flexibility for families to set aside pre-tax money for childcare; and the ability for families to virtually communicate with loved ones in nursing homes when they can't safely visit, or "televisitation."
"The Heroes Act also includes my tax credit bill to ease costs faced by essential workers. These workers are making sacrifices to keep us safe and shouldn't have to do it all on their own dime. Finally, this bill ensures access to health care for all. The more people who have access to testing and care, the faster we can contain the virus and get America back to work."
The Heroes Act provides the
The bill includes
In addition to resources for our state and local governments, the Heroes Act provides transformative, far-reaching support to protect the lives and livelihoods of the American people.
* Provides strong support for our heroes by establishing a
* Commits another
* Keeps families connected by ensuring skilled nursing facilities provide a means for residents to conduct "televisitation" with loved ones while in-person visits are not possible during the public health emergency.
* Looks out for the most vulnerable Americans by providing
* Puts money in the pockets of workers with a second round of direct payments to families up to
* Supports small businesses by strengthening the Payroll Protection Program to ensure that it reaches underserved communities, nonprofits of all sizes and types, and responds flexibly to small businesses by providing
* Ensures further support for Californians and all Americans, including for:
- Health security - with COBRA subsidies and a special enrollment period in the ACA exchanges for those without insurance.
- Workplace security - requiring
- Housing security - with
- Food security - with a 15 percent increase to the maximum SNAP benefit and additional funding for nutrition programs that help families put food on the table.
* Protects the life of our democracy with new resources to ensure safe elections, an accurate Census, and preserves the
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