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A man keeps in touch with his granparents via video calls during the coronavirus epidemic

Keep Going the Distance

President Donald Trump has become increasingly vocal in his opposition to the social distancing policies that state and local governments have put in place to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, citing concerns about their effect on businesses. This position is utterly reckless and is creating a shortsighted, false choice between protecting the nation's economy and the nation's public health.

We are just now starting to see how these early interventions can disrupt the spread of the virus. Over the upcoming weeks, evidence will continue to show that these steps are, in fact, helping to flatten the curve. Reversing social distancing efforts now would not only allow further spread of COVID-19, but it would also cause even greater long-term economic damage, leading to more cases and deaths, growing fears, and catastrophically overwhelmed hospitals. State and local governments must keep these lifesaving temporary policies in place.

Do your part in combating the spread of COVID-19. Keep going the distance.

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In the Spotlight

COVID-19 Doesn't Care That It's an Election Year, but We Must

Federal leaders have a duty to protect the fundamental right to vote. To fulfill that duty, there needs to be at least $2 billion of emergency funding to support implementing and expanding voter registration and voting opportunities for all eligible Americans. These opportunities should include things such as online voter registration, no-excuse absentee voting, vote-by-mail, and early voting.

Congress must provide the resources to implement necessary measures for carrying out elections during the COVID-19 pandemic, which means funding must be expanded. We need your help urging Congress to provide funding to expand access and voter registration in order to to aid voters casting their ballots during social distancing. COVID-19 doesn't care that it's an election year; but we need to.

Our partner organization, Generation Progress, needs your help in making sure that lawmakers take action.

Tell Congress to act today »

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Major Stories This Week

A man visits a nonprofit community health center in Seattle

Protecting the Disability Community

Considering how vulnerable the disability community is in terms of health and economic status, Congress has an opportunity to propose innovative solutions that would not only provide lifesaving supports but also help to slow the rate of COVID-19 transmission. So far, this hasn't happened.

Doors lead into the Emergency Department at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx

Protecting Communities of Color

Inequality is magnified in times of national hardship. It is crucial that lawmakers understand why and how the coronavirus crisis could disproportionately harm people of color and take steps to mitigate the effects of entrenched structural racism and to promote health equity for all.

Weapons are on display at a gun shop in Manassas, Virginia, following an increase in gun and ammunition sales amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Resisting Guns in Times of Crisis

As Americans struggle with fear and anxiety related to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new disturbing trend has emerged: an increase in purchasing of guns and ammunition. Here are four data-informed reasons to resist this impulse to buy guns in a time of crisis.

Families in Stamford, Connecticut, carry home free bagged meals given out as part of the city's response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Tackling Hunger in This Economy

During an unprecedented global pandemic and a rapidly approaching economic recession, lawmakers must strengthen programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to ensure that no one goes hungry; and these measures should not be temporary.

CAP in the News

Washington Monthly
They Can Help Fight Coronavirus. Trump Wants to Deport Them., op-ed by CAP's Stephanie Griffith

Vox
The coronavirus unemployment insurance plan, explained

The New Republic
The Coronavirus Could Kill Millions. U.S.-Iran Hostilities Will Make It Worse., op-ed by CAP's Daniel Benaim and Michael Hanna

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