March 13, 2020

Congressman Correa Supports “Families First Coronavirus Response Act”

Washington, DC - Today Congressman Lou Correa (D-CA-46) issued the following statement announcing his support for the Families First Coronavirus Response Act:

“Stopping coronavirus depends on each of us doing our part to limit the spread of the virus. Unfortunately for countless families without health insurance, paid sick leave, or food security, preparing for coronavirus is an impossibility. This legislation ensures everyone has access to free testing, and economic protections so no one gets left behind. Protecting ourselves and our families from coronavirus is possible when we work together and help each other.”

BACKGROUND: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act takes additional smart, strategic, and science-based measures to put Families First:

  • For families’ economic security: we secured paid emergency leave with two weeks of paid sick leave and up to three months of paid family and medical leave. We have also secured enhanced Unemployment Insurance, a step that will extend protections to furloughed workers.

  • For families’ food security: we strengthened nutrition security initiatives, including SNAP, student meals, seniors’ nutrition, and food banks. Twenty- two million children rely on free or reduced-price school meals for their food security; we must ensure that they have food to eat.

  • For families’ health security: we increased federal funds for Medicaid to support our local, state, tribal, and territorial governments and health systems so that they have the resources necessary to combat this crisis.

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Rep. Lou Correa represents California’s 46th Congressional District. He serves as Chair of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security, and as the Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Read more here.