A plan for a compensation fund for essential workers and their families was just announced by a bipartisan group in the House and Senate
Rep. Carolyn Maloney joined at left by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House and Senate unveiled on Thursday a plan to provide a compensation fund for essential workers and their families who have suffered from the coronavirus.
The "Pandemic Heroes Compensation Act" would provide compensation to essential workers across a variety of industries, including grocery, retail, delivery, transit, janitorial services, healthcare, and other jobs whose workers have responded to the pandemic. King said that compensation for essential workers is "an American issue" and should be a bipartisan effort. Most Republicans will support the bill, King said.
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