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To: Senators: Lamar Alexander, Cody Gardner, Susan Collins, Kyrsten Sinema, Debbie Stabenow, Kelly Loeffler, Thom Tillis, Martha McSally Sherrod Brown
HEROES Act
Approve the HEROES Act without any further delay. Pass the Stimulus package with $300 billion for schools across the country, so that school districts can move forward with plans to safely reopen by the end of the summer.
Why is this important?
I am a teacher and believe that the key to reopening the economy is reopening schools and allowing parents to get back to work. Every state in our country is facing a budget deficit, thus we need the Federal Government to help make that gap. In order for states to reopen schools safely will require more money, not less to maintain smaller class sizes that allows for social distancing, to provide necessary PPE to students and staff, and to have health and counseling support that our students need. Most school district believe that they will need an additional 20-30% on top of their normal budgets to safely reopen. Without this Federal support it would be an impossibility to reopen our schools. Therefore, the gap between what schools are losing from state cuts and what they need to safely reopen is over $300 billion across the country. Thus, the Senate must act now!