Health Care

Direct Cash Assistance During the Coronavirus Pandemic

April 9, 2020

Last month nearly ten million workers across the country filed unemployment claims in a two-week period, surpassing previous records.

Issues:Health CareJobs and Economy

Bonamici, Levin Lead 49 Colleagues in Call for $15.1B in Workforce Funding for COVID-19 Response

April 9, 2020

We must invest billions, not millions in our workers and workforce system.

Issues:Health CareJobs and Economy

Bonamici, Dingell, Tlaib Lead 75 Colleagues; Advocate for Funding to Help Low-Income Families Pay for Utilities

April 9, 2020

No one should be forced to choose between paying their energy bills and paying for food.

Issues:Energy and EnvironmentHealth Care

Oregon Delegation Urges Swift Distribution of Emergency COVID-19 Funds to Health Care Providers

April 8, 2020

The Administration must meet these heroes on the front lines and deliver these Congressionally appropriated dollars without delay to those in need.

Issues:Health CareJobs and Economy

Accessing Unemployment Insurance Benefits During the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 2, 2020

Many workers across Northwest Oregon are worried about how to pay their April rent or mortgage without a paycheck.

Issues:Health CareJobs and Economy

Oregon Delegation Supports Governor Brown’s Request for Oregon National Guard Mobilization

April 1, 2020

Oregon is a resilient and forward-thinking state and Oregon National Guardsmen have already been working to set up mobile hospitals and tents.

Issues:Health Care

Oregon delegation backs Gov. Brown’s request for Guard mobilization

April 1, 2020

NewsChannel 21

Oregon delegation backs Gov. Brown’s request for Guard mobilization

Oregon's congressional delegation sent a letter Wednesday to President Trump in support of Gov. Kate Brown's request for federal support to mobilize up to 1,250 members of the Oregon National Guard in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Issues:Health Care

Guide to COVID-19 Federal Resources

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Gov. calls for more personal protective equipment for healthcare workers, first responders

March 30, 2020

KATU

Gov. calls for more personal protective equipment for healthcare workers, first…

SALEM, Ore. – Governor Kate Brown says Oregon is making progress on boosting its supply of personal protective equipment for those on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak, but she wants the federal government to do more.

Issues:Health Care

Health care workers plead for safety equipment as OHSU says 12 staffers test positive for virus

March 30, 2020

Portland Business Journal

Health care workers plead for safety equipment as OHSU says 12 staffers test po…

The home care worker from Springfield told a video conference of elected officials and health care representatives that her 70-year-old mother-in-law is watching her child because Hunt fears exposing her daughter to the new virus.

Issues:Health Care