ESSENTIAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY Senate Proposal, COVID-19 Relief Package

The National League of Cities is urging communities to take action and be a part of very important legislation for coronavirus relief funds for state and local governments:

The Senate released proposal for the next coronavirus relief package, is the  opens in a new windowHEALS Act. This version does not include additional funds for state and local governments. Our communities cannot recover without additional federal support and flexibility is not enough. We cannot let another federal legislative package reach the President’s desk without providing aid directly to cities, towns, townships and boroughs, where it will make the greatest difference for America’s recovery.

There is still time to negotiate but  opens in a new windowwe need YOU to call your Senators and tell them that the direct aid to all local governments MUST be part of any emergency assistance package. The future of America’s 19,000 hometowns depends on it.