Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Congresswoman Angie Craig Urgently Pushes to Include Relief Funding for Minnesota Counties, Cities and Towns

Letter

Dear Speaker Pelosi and Minority Leader Schumer:

Thank you for your work to develop a comprehensive emergency package to address the COVID-19 pandemic. As legislative text is finalized, I write to ensure that small and mid-sized cities in Minnesota are eligible for aid through the bill's State Stabilization Fund, which is intended to provide direct funding to states and local communities to cover revenue lost because of the coronavirus.

For example, the minimum population threshold of 500,000 defined in H.R. 6379, Take Responsibility for Workers and Families Act for counties, municipalities and towns would only apply to two of Minnesota's 87 counties (neither of which are in my District) and none of its cities or towns. As of my writing, it is unclear what population metric would be covered under the Senate agreement.

On behalf of the 2nd Congressional District's local elected leaders, I urge you to ensure funding is equitably distributed to cities, towns and villages of all sizes, and not just America's largest municipalities -- so that we can all work together to help counteract the devastating economic effects brought on by the coronavirus.

Thank you for your kind consideration of this urgent request.

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