While Congress is practicing social distancing, the Senate
is still working to help combat the effects of COVID-19. Congress has
so far passed several coronavirus relief packages, including
the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This
package provides financial assistance to workers, families and
businesses. The CARES Act also helps small businesses keep payroll and stay
open with programs like the Paycheck Protection Program. Wyoming
businesses were provided more than $800 million and Congress has recently
added more money for the program. In these times where news is quickly
changing, our state is in good hands with Governor Gordon's leadership
and his consistent updates.
For people affected by the pandemic in Wyoming, I have recently
announced a new page to my website that has a large list of federal and state
resources. To access the webpage, visit enzi.senate.gov/coronavirus.
I want to extend my
thanks and gratitude to health care workers, truck drivers, utility
workers, postal workers, grocers, farmers and ranchers, and so many more
who are providing essential services during this difficult
time.
What's
new?
White House selects Senator Enzi for task force to
reopen economy
U.S. Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso and
Congresswoman Liz Cheney, all R-Wyo., agreed to serve on President Trump’s
task force dedicated to reopening the
economy.
“I look forward
to working with my colleagues and the Administration on this task force
to address when and how we can begin to restart our economy,”
Enzi said. “This virus has closed businesses, which in turn lay
off employees. It has closed schools. It has changed every aspect of
our daily lives – and it has left people isolated. Getting our
economy back on track will be critical, but it is important that
sacrifices we have already made are not in
vain.”
Click
here to learn more.
Enzi and Barrasso urge
Administration to ensure
continuity of food supply by supporting
farmers
Enzi and
Barrasso joined a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue
urging the Administration to ensure the continuity of our
country’s food supply and to support rural areas during the coronavirus
pandemic by providing needed relief to
farmers.
“Americans always
depend on our nation’s farmers to grow the food, fuel, and fiber
that we all need, but that reliance becomes much more pronounced in times
of crisis,” the senators wrote.
Click
here
to learn more.
In response, Secretary Perdue announced
the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program to assist farmers, ranchers and
consumers in response to COVID-19. President Trump directed USDA to
craft this $19 billion immediate relief program to provide critical
support to our agriculture industry and food supply chain.
Click here
to learn more about USDA’s program.
Enzi thanks EPA for granting Wyoming authority to regulate its own
storage of CO2
Enzi applauded
the Environmental Protection Agency for proposing a new rule that would
allow the state of Wyoming primary enforcement authority over Class VI
underground injection wells, which are used for storing carbon
dioxide
“In Wyoming, we know that you have
to be willing to invest in technological innovation to create a more
sustainable future for coal and our energy industry, and this
announcement proves that our state is effective in these efforts,” Enzi
said. “What Wyoming is doing is working. The decision to move
closer toward giving our state authority to run its own program provides
hope that Wyoming will continue to be a leader in fueling the
nation.”
Click
here to learn more.
Wyoming spotlight: COVID-19
mobile food pantries
If you're looking
for a way to help out during the pandemic, a mobile food pantry may need
help in your community.
To learn more about
a pantry in your area, click
here.
Enzi: Help for Wyoming workers during the crisis
Eariler this month, Enzi wrote an
article about what Congress is doing to help workers in Wyoming during
the pandemic.
To read the article, click
here.
