DeSaulnier Digest
Eleven weeks after Bay Area stay-at-home orders went into effect, our nation is still in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, Congress met to debate ways to help small businesses weather these difficult times.
SMALL BUSINESS RELIEF
ICYMI, we are happy to share a special video message Congressman DeSaulnier taped on Memorial Day. To view, click the image below or click here.
Our frontline workers, small businesses, and everyday Americans need our help as our nation continues to weather the coronavirus pandemic. Democrats in the House developed and passed a plan to get much-needed resources into our communities. That plan, called the HEROES Act, puts nearly $3 trillion toward combatting the economic and health impacts of the virus. Included in the HEROES Act is:
Today, the House passed an interim relief package to provide additional funding to small businesses struggling during the coronavirus pandemic and hospitals treating coronavirus patients. Read more about the interim package below.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
As guidance is updated and new programs are created during this pandemic, we encourage you to visit our dedicated coronavirus page on our website, which includes up-to-date resources from across federal, state, and local governments. Also, check out our updated FAQ guide, which you can find here.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
As coronavirus continues to impact our communities, we want to share updated resources and information for you and your families. We encourage you to visit our dedicated coronavirus page on our website, which includes resources from across the federal, state, and local governments, and check out our FAQ guide, which you can find here.
COVID-19: Resources & Updates
Below, please find an update on the ways Congress, California, and Contra Costa are continuing to combat coronavirus (COVID-19). If you have not already done so, please check out the new section on our website with links to county, state, and federal resources that you and your family may find useful. You can visit it here: /coronavirus-resources
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
Below please find an update on how the coronavirus is impacting our communities and ways Congress, California, and Contra Costa are stepping up to help. We are also launching a new section on our website where we will post resources you and your family may find useful. You can visit it here: /coronavirus-resources
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
As coronavirus continues to spread, Bay Area public health officials have established new measures to protect our communities.
Bay Area Shelter in Place
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
Last week, Congress voted to provide $8 billion in emergency funding to support federal, state, and local public health officials to combat the spread of coronavirus. That includes nearly $3 billion for the development of treatments and a vaccine, and $300 million to ensure that any vaccine is affordable. The funding package quickly passed the House with Mark's support and was signed into law.
Below is the latest on the outbreak in the United States: