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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, commonly known as the CARES Act, is the largest emergency relief package in American history and included a substantial amount of direct aid to states. This flexible funding was included to help individual states respond to the unique needs related to this health and economic crisis. Vermont received $1.25 billion in this state-based funding, which is in addition to the tens of millions of dollars of federal aid provided to support critical services in Vermont like health care, housing assistance, emergency preparedness, and child nutrition. This is the single largest federal grant Vermont has ever received. Since the CARES Act was signed into law on March 27, the Vermont legislature worked diligently to determine how best to allocate the federal aid to address the many needs of Vermonters.

In the past few days over 1,600 Vermonters have participated in our poll and shared their thoughts on what should be included in the next federal COVID-19 package. I greatly appreciate the thoughtful and heartfelt replies. The poll will be closing soon and I would like to hear from as many Vermonters as possible. How has this crisis impacted you and your family? What must the federal government now do to support our people in need?

We are four months into this pandemic and it is long past time for the U.S. Congress to get back to work. The CARES Act, the largest emergency relief package in American history, was signed into law on March 27th. While it did provide vital assistance to the American people, it didn’t go nearly far enough. Our fellow Vermonters are struggling and need our help now.