I rise to discuss the HEALS Act. As we continue to confront this coronavirus pandemic, we have to ensure that our schools and our employers can safely reopen. Our healthcare providers must also have the resources they need to continue to provide essential care to all Americans to fight this virus and to help this Nation return to some semblance of normalcy as quickly as possible. We have to also provide liability protection for those schools, businesses, and healthcare providers while they do their very best to operate safely during this unusual, once-in-a-generation, once- in-multiple-generations pandemic. The HEALS Act will help to provide these protections. The HEALS Act also includes several provisions that I have been championing, including legislation to address unemployment insurance system reform. We note that there have been a lot of challenges associated with the legacy computer systems, and we should never ever have to endure this again. Financial assistance to help childcare providers reopen has also been another priority of mine. I recognize that our childcare providers play an essential role in not just caring for our children and ensuring they remain educated and in a safe environment when their parents aren't around but in also being critical to our broader economy. If your kids aren't taken care of, you can't go to work, and Hoosiers want to go to work.…
On the recordJuly 29, 2020
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