“We were pleased to see the Senate pass legislation to provide more support for hospitals just yesterday. In the CARES Act, the President secured $100 billion in funding for providers, and that is our focus. “As we've said, we will be using some of the $100 billion to pay providers, at Medicare rates, for care provided to the uninsured.
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U.S. Senators Bob Menendez and Gary Peters led their colleagues in calling on President Trump to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency to waive all cost-share requirements for states responding to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Sen. Menendez has led bipartisan requests from both the New Jersey congressional delegation and 23 of his Senate…
Pat Toomey, R- Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 23:. U.S. Senator Pat Toomey, a member of President Trump's bipartisan “Opening Up America Again Congressional Group,” released a conceptual framework for gradually and safely reopening Pennsylvania's economy. Senator Toomey's# PAStartsUpSafely framework provides for a three-phase,…
The American Payroll Association issued the following news:. The Board of Trustees of the Social Security Trust Fund reports each year on the financial condition of the social security program. The 2020 Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds, issued on April 22,…
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis issued the following news release on April 22:. Florida Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis held a call with the Executive Boards of the Florida Fire Chiefs Association and the Florida Professional Firefighters to receive updates on COVID-19 response efforts from first responders…
Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio and Chair of the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Dina Titus demanded answers from General Services Administration head Emily Murphy amid reports the Trump Organization is looking for rent relief for its lease of the…
Rep. William' Lacy' Clay Jr., D- Missouri, issued the following news release on April 23:. Lacy Clay Missouri, Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance, praised passage of the Paycheck Protection Program and Healthcare Enhancement Act which was approved in the U.S. House by an overwhelming bipartisan…
Washington Health Benefit Exchange announced on April 23 that over 16,000 customers have selected a plan for coverage since the Exchange announced a special enrollment period in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. This includes over 6,000 previously uninsured Washington residents who have come in through the COVID-19 special enrollment period, and…
Gary Peters, D- Michigan, issued the following news release:. U.S. Senators Gary Peters and Bob Menendez led their colleagues in calling on President Trump to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency to waive all cost-share requirements for states responding to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. On March 13, President Trump declared a national emergency…
United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, along with Representatives William Keating, Stephen F. Lynch, Katherine Clark, Lori Trahan, Joseph P. Kennedy III, James P. McGovern, Richard E. Neal, Seth Moulton, and Ayanna Pressley sent a letter to President Trump requesting that he direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency to waive the…
Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Mississippi and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding, and mudslides from February 10 to February 18, 2020. Federal funding is available to State, tribal, and eligible local…
John P. Sarbanes, D- Maryland, issued the following news release:. Congressman John Sarbanes and the Maryland Congressional Delegation urged the Trump Administration and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter T. Gaynor to waive all state and local cost-share requirements for federal firefighting assistance through the Staffing for…
Today, President Donald J. Trump declared that a major disaster exists in the State of Washington and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides from January 20 to February 10, 2020. Federal funding is available to State, tribal, and eligible local…
Chuck Grassley, R- Iowa, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news:. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, Ranking Member Ron Wyden, Sens. John Thune, Maria Cantwell, and Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Lisa Murkowski and Ranking Member Joe Manchin pushed for this policy adjustment in a letter to…
UNITE HERE, a labor union for workers in the hotel, gaming, food service, manufacturing, textile, distribution, laundry, transportation and airport industries in the U.S. and Canada, issued the following statement:. D. Taylor, the International President of UNITE HERE, the hospitality union with over 95% of its members unemployed as a result of the global coronavirus…
United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, along with Representatives William Keating, Stephen F. Lynch, Katherine Clark, Lori Trahan, Joseph P. Kennedy III, James P. McGovern, Richard E. Neal, Seth Moulton, and Ayanna Pressley sent a letter to President Trump requesting that he direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency to waive the…
Ilhan Omar, D- Minnesota, issued the following statement:. Ilhan Omar issued the following statement on the coronavirus outbreak at the Senior Care Community Center in New Hope. “I'm heartbroken to learn the news that there have been numerous deaths at the New Hope Senior Care Center.
Gwen Moore, D- Wisconsin, issued the following news release:. Democratic Wisconsin Representatives Gwen Moore, Mark Pocan, and Ron Kind sent a letter to the Federal Emergency Management Agency questioning why Wisconsin has received none of the testing materials it requested on March 28 and 29– specifically testing kits, test collection swabs, and reagents.
Welcome to your weekly South Carolina politics briefing, a newsletter curated by The State's politics and government team. Henry McMaster rolled back a number of executive orders in South Carolina, splitting opinions for many South Carolinians over whether slowly opening the state's economy is the right thing to do or whether it's better for people to stay…
