Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 | 2 a.m.
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Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., is correct: The Senate needs to pass the critical solutions put forth in the HEROES Act (‘Congress must step up and support Nevada in the fight against COVID-19,’ Aug. 3).
In addition to funding for state and local governments, the act features $75 billion for public health departments across the nation, $100 billion for emergency rent relief, a national moratorium on evictions, and a 15% increase to SNAP (food stamps) to prevent deluge of hunger.
Since we are all in this together, we can use our voices to call for these solutions, requesting that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell include this much needed relief. The alternative is bankrupted state and local governments, ineffective health departments, and 19 million to 23 million Americans facing evictions by the end of September, according to the Aspen Institute, plus a deluge of hunger across the country.
Our voices matter; our calls and letters can help these solutions become law.
