VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Following proactive outreach to local elected officials and locality leaders throughout Hampton Roads, Congresswoman Elaine Luria joins bipartisan and bicameral efforts to advocate for more direct assistance to localities with less than 500,000 residents in the next Coronavirus relief package.
“Throughout this public health crisis, I have been in communication with county and city officials across Coastal Virginia to hear their concerns and ensure our offices are working collaboratively to best serve constituents,” said Congresswoman Elaine Luria. “The CARES Act was a necessary first step, but our localities are still suffering and it is critical that Congress provides more direct support for our local governments in the next Coronavirus relief package.”
To ensure relief for localities in Hampton Roads, Congresswoman Luria cosponsored the Coronavirus Community Relief Act (H.R. 6467), which would provide $250 billion in funding to governments with a population of 500,000 or less. Cities with a population of less than 500,000 include the cities of Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Hampton, and Williamsburg.
“The Coronavirus Community Support Act will provide much needed, direct funding to the front line in this crisis: cities, towns, and villages,” said Norfolk City Councilwoman Andria McClellan. “We are experiencing unprecedented demand for services and assistance to residents, resulting in increased costs, while also balancing the hardship of severely decreased tax revenues needed to operate critical municipal infrastructure. Previous stimulus measures were too limiting and added to the challenge of accessing these funds at the local level. We are grateful for Congresswoman Luria’s leadership in co-sponsoring this new legislation and its local funding, which we need as soon as possible.”
Additionally, Congresswoman Luria joined fellow Virginia delegation colleagues in writing a letter to Secretary Mnuchin to advocate for flexibility among state and local governments regarding how to utilize funds. Congresswoman Luria also joined her colleagues in sending a letter to Speaker Pelosi urging Democratic leadership to include support for smaller localities when crafting new Coronavirus legislation.
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So far up Pelosi’s but you haven’t done anything for your constituents you don’t have town halls and when you do you only limited them to 60 people you don’t care about the the state of Virginia all you do is care about your your Pelosi. I hope to God you’re not re-elected
You’re a disgrace to Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Give up on Pelosi! She is an inco.petent, wicked woman– way past her prime. She could care less about you, Virginia, or the people here who are suffering because of her failure to do her job. I’ve worked on Capitol Hill for over 30 years. You will never be able to say that unless you wise up and start doing the work of an able, effective representative of the people here.
‘I’ve worked on Capitol Hill for over 30 years’
Then you are part of the problem.
Investigate before you jump down my throat. Yes, I worked on Capitol Hill for over 30 years. Maybe you need to know that there are many people who work on Capitol hill who are neither in Congress nor on their personal staff. I spent every day, night, weekend and holiday shift as a proud member of the United States Capitol Police. Yes I have worked on Capitol Hill for over 30 years but my sworn duty was to protect these Members, even the incompetent ones like Elaine Luria and Nancy Polosi.