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find information and actions you can take to help shape U.S. policy on the Coronavirus. ​ ​

TAKE ACTION: Call on your Senator to Provide Relief to Communities Impacted by COVID-19

6/22/2020

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The United States has surpassed over 100,000 deaths due to COVID-19 and the poverty rate is expected to rise dramatically to 13.3% of Americans unemployed. While the House passed the H.R.6800, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act, a bill that would address many challenges faced by families and vulnerable communities, consideration for a next stimulus package has been stalled in the Senate. We urge the Senate to ensure these provisions approved by the House in its HEROES Act are included in the next COVID-19 relief package before the July 4 recess: 
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Ensure access to food: 
  • ​Increase SNAP’s maximum benefit by 15 percent from June 1, 2020, through September 30, 2021
  • An increase for all SNAP households averaging about $25 per person per month
  • ​Raise the minimum SNAP benefit from $15 per month to $30.
Ensure immigrant-inclusion: 
  • Access to free COVID-19 testing and treatment by uninsured people, regardless of their immigration status.
  • Immigrant taxpayers receive stimulus checks from previous relief bills. 
  • An extension of work permits and protection from deportation for immigrants
Ensure safe voting access: 
  • Allocate $3.6 billion for protective equipment and supplies needed to manage the 2020 elections, and protect voters’ and poll workers’ health.

​We need your voice: Tell the Senate to provide relief to families impacted by COVID-19. Click here to take action!
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