Ernst: Congress has a role to play in helping families get back on their feet during COVID-19

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) spoke yesterday about her work to support Iowa’s child care providers, working families, essential workers, small businesses, farmers, biofuel producers, and rural health care providers during COVID-19. Ernst discussed the new COVID-19 relief bill, the HEALS Act, that would provide critical support to Iowans, including the state’s most distressed small businesses, who would be able access a second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans through the legislation—something she fought for. Also included in the HEALS Act is Ernst’s recently unveiled bill that would provide additional assistance for child care providers in Iowa, and across the country, during COVID-19. The senator’s bill has gained additional support from her colleagues in both the House and Senate.