Earlier this month Senator Mazie Hirono's office issued the following:
March 18, 2020
Legislation expands paid leave, provides free coronavirus testing, increases food assistance, and enhances unemployment benefits
Today, Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) issued the following statement after voting in favor of the Families First Coronavirus Act that passed the U.S. Senate 90-8:“While this legislation provides free coronavirus testing, expands paid leave, enhances unemployment benefits, and increases food assistance, we will need to do much more to help American families, workers, and small businesses,” Senator Hirono said. “I will continue to fight to ensure workers, families, and the most vulnerable in our society remain at the forefront of our continuing efforts to confront this public health and economic emergency.”
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