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Nydia Velázquez: “The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (Heroes) Act, which passed the House in May to prevent…”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2020
The Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (Heroes) Act, which passed the House in May to prevent those evictions and provide other critical relief, is gathering dust in the Senate on Mitch McConnell's desk.
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Nydia Velázquez
Democratic · New York

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Highlighting the inaction on the Heroes Act in the Senate.

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