Coronavirus Updates
Dear [firstname],

Earlier this week, over 4,000 of our community members joined us for our second Coronavirus Telephone Town Hall. The conversation was fact-based and informative, and I want to thank Dr. Benjamin Abella, Attending Physician and Vice Chair the Department of Emergency Medicine at Penn Medicine, Marian Moskowitz, the Chester County Commissioner, and Dr. Federico Ceppa, the Director of Primary Care at La Comunidad Hispana (LCH) for their invaluable participation. If you were unable to attend, you can listen to the audio here. As the coronavirus outbreak rapidly evolves, we want to continue to be a resource for Pennsylvanians. Please join us for our third Coronavirus Telephone Town Hall this Monday, March 23rd at 3:00PM.

Resources regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) can be found later in this e-newsletter and on our website here. If you are a small business owner who has been negatively impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, click here. 

Our Next Coronavirus Telephone Town Hall
You're invited to our third Coronavirus Telephone Town Hall. I will be updating you on what's happening in Washington and in our community and then take questions. We will be joined by community leaders and health care experts. Please note that we are trying to vary the times of our telephone town halls so that everyone may participate. 
Date: Monday, March 23
Time: 3:00PM - 4:00PM
To Participate: At 3:00PM, please dial (855) 731-4616

WATCH: Interview with CNN on protecting our small businesses, workers, and veterans
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Coronavirus Resources

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) considers the coronavirus to be a serious public health threat. It is important that you are aware of the disease and the efforts necessary to prevent its spread. To learn about symptoms and prevention, visit our website here. 

Experts have been working hard to understand this new strain of coronavirus. Because new information is coming out every day, please visit the sites below to stay up to date. 

Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania Department of Health provides updates on the disease's spread within the state, as well as frequently asked questions available here. 

The Pennsylvania Department of Education provides guidance and resources for school communities here. 

National

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shared this FAQs document on essential health benefit coverage.

The Centers for Disease Control provides updates on the virus and safety information for the public and healthcare professionals. 

The State Department provides a list of travel advisories for those who are planning to fly outside of the United States.

The American Health Care Association keeps their website updated with the latest information about COVID-19. 
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Our Office's Response

  • At a February Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, I spoke with Dr. Redfield, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I asked him about what we in Pennsylvania and across the country need to know about the coronavirus and what we can do to stay safe and healthy. Watch his recommendations here.
  • Signed a letter alongside 60 of my colleagues demanding an improved coronavirus response from the Trump Administration. You can find the full text of the letter here. 

  • Voted to invest $8.3 billion in emergency funding to help our country respond to coronavirus.
  • Held a telephone town hall on March 10th with an infectious disease specialist and local health experts from Chester and Berks counties to discuss how our community is preparing. We invite you to read the article written about the telephone town hall here. 
  • Sent a bipartisan letter to the Small Business Administration urging clarity on the process for our small businesses to access much-needed economic disaster assistance funds.
  • Sent a letter to Health and Human Services urging clear and effective guidance for new, simple tests that can be performed in the medical setting. We need to expedite the testing process to flatten the curve and mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
  • Cosponsored the SBA Business Stabilization Direct Loan Program Act of 2020, which established a loan program at the Small Business Administration to assist small businesses that have been hurt by the coronavirus outbreak.
  • Passed the #FamiliesFirstCoronavirusResponseAct.
  • ICYMI, watch this video update from March 13th. 

The safety of you and your loved ones is of the utmost importance. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call our West Chester office at (610) 883-5050, or our Reading office at (610) 295-0815.

En Español
Para recursos en español, hagan clic aquí. Como recordatorio, tenemos hispanohablantes en cada oficina, asi que no duden en llamarnos en Reading a (610) 295-0815 o West Chester a (610) 883-5050.
 
Respectfully,
WASHINGTON, DC OFFICE
1218 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: (202) 225-4315
M-F 9:00am-6:00pm
WEST CHESTER OFFICE
709 E. Gay Street
Suite 4
West Chester, PA 19380
Phone: (610) 883-5050
M, W, F 9:00am-5:00pm
T, Th 9:00am-7:00pm
READING OFFICE
815 Washington Street
Suite 2-48
Reading, PA 19601
Phone: (610) 295-0815
M, W, F 9:00am-5:00pm
T, Th 9:00am-7:00pm
 
   
 
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