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FYI – updates from our federal lobbyist.
Brian Ring
Assistant Chief Administrative Officer
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Coronavirus Update
January 14, 2021
Information and resources on federal responses to the coronavirus crisis for state, local, and
regional government.
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On Wednesday, the House voted232-197 to impeach President Donald
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Trump for the second time in just over a year. Ten Republicans joined all
Democrats in voting for impeachment. The process now heads to the
Senate, where leaders will need to concurrently navigate the politics of an
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Senate. The trial is unlikely to commence until after Inauguration Day on
January 20.
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relief package is their No. 1 priority.
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Today, President-elect Biden is expected to release the details of hisDuring COVID-19 and
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that includes infrastructure funding will be next on Congress’ to-do list. With
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Democratic control of the House and Senate, the package will very likely
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prioritize climate change and clean energy provisions.
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The United States reported more than 4,000 coronavirus deaths per day on
Individuals:
Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing the nation’s total to more than 380,000
Comparison of the
deaths since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Capitol Hill. On Tuesday, incoming Senate Majority Leader Chuck
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Schumer (D-NY) sent a letter to his Senate Democratic colleagues vowing
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that coronavirus relief will be the first bill taken up by the Senate once
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Democrats take over control of the chamber beginning January 20.
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Schumer pledged a “bold agenda” that will start with passing
Round of “Stimulus
additionalcoronavirus relief. Schumer, in his letter, also vowed to take up
Checks”
legislation related to climate change, infrastructure, health care,
COVID-19:
immigration, and criminal justice reform.
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On Tuesday, Sens. Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced
Time Economic
the upcoming reintroduction of their bill in the Senate, the Direct Support
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for Communities Act to “provide local governments with direct federal
relief that can be used to pay for essential services, retain vital frontline
workers, and offset lost revenues and increased costs from the COVID-19
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emergency.” Under the bill, the new “Community Development Fund” would
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be split 50/50, half committed to cities, towns, and villages, and half
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committed to counties. Reps. Antonio Delgado (D-NY), Lee Zeldin (R-NY),
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and John Katko (R-NY) reintroduced the House companion bill (H.R. 199)
on January 5.
On Monday, 45 Senate Democrats, led by Sens. Patty Murray (D-WA) and
Schumer, sent a letter to HHS Secretary Alex Azar demanding that the
Trump Administration provide states with a plan of action that includes new
resources and guidance “to fix the significant failures of the COVID-19
vaccine distribution” rollout. In the letter, the senators said the vaccination
effort is moving too slowly and blamed the Administration’s failure to
develop and implement a comprehensive national vaccine plan. The
Democrats said the Administration should have issued and implemented a
comprehensive national vaccines plan, including detailed guidance on
personal protective equipment usage, vaccine administration prioritization,
and best practices for taking the vaccine from distribution to administration.
Please visit our TFG Coronavirus Legislative Trackers public health &
safety,local government relief, and business assistance (no bills yet
available) for detailed information on recently introduced bills.
Administration.SBAannounced the reopening of the Paycheck Protection
Program (PPP) and is accepting both first and second draw PPP loan
applications.SBA also announced it has forgiven more than 1.1 million PPP
loans for over $100 billion.
The Treasury Department and the IRS are releasing the second round of
Economic Impact Payments. Approximately 8 million second EIP prepaid
debit card have been sent via the US Postal Service.
The Department of Education announced more than $4 billion in additional
COVID-19 emergency relief is available to governors to ensure learning
continues for students of all ages and at all schools.
HHS made available an outpatient treatment locator to assist healthcare
providers and patients in finding potential locations for treatment with
monoclonal antibody therapeutics.
CDC updated its Operational Considerations for Schools guidance
document.
FEMAannounced support eligible state, local, tribal, and territorial
governments and private nonprofit facilities with the distribution,
transportation, storage, and administration of COVID-19 vaccines. Eligible
costs include, but are not limited to PPE, vaccine storage, and training and
technical assistance.
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Johnson & Johnson one-shot COVID-19 vaccine is considered safe and
appears to generate a promising immune response in both young and
elderly volunteers, according to a trialpublished in the New England Journal
of Medicine.
Johns Hopkins University published a “U.S. County Level COVID-19
Tracking Map” showing coronavirus deaths increased to another high this
week, with 4,327 people dying in a single day.
Google launched a $3 million COVID-19 Vaccine Counter-Misinformation
Fund to help fight misinformation about the coronavirus vaccine.
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