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U.S. Sen. Moran Highlights Healthcare and Agricultural while Addressing Covid-19

 

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran joined KGGF on Wednesday morning to address Covid-19 and the toll its taking on our community and state as a whole.

 

Moran has been conducting recent business in Kansas as he continues to follow the stay at home order and he says its a challenge throughout the Senate.

 

Small Business Administration Loan Programs are being put together to help local small businesses during this time of financial crisis and potentially soon there could be more money put into this in order to help out smaller businesses.

 

Not only in southeast Kansas but all across the nation, small businesses out there have struggled even before Covid-19 hit the U.S. The number one priority is getting the nation healthy and past the Coronavirus and the economy won't get back on track until that happens.

 

Moran joined his colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump urging a strong, coordinated federal effort to support our front-line workers by addressing the national shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). A shortage of this equipment leads to the everyone working the front-lines potentially exposed to the virus and that's not only a problem in Kansas but it's a problem across the nation.

 

Healthcare facilities particularly in southeast Kansas have been hit hard even before the Coronavirus with financial burdens and now with Covid-19 it makes it that much more challenging to keep our facilities up and operational during these times.

 

The agricultural industry has taken a hit with Covid-19 affecting farmers and ranchers across Kansas and the country. Moran joined 41 of his Senate colleagues to urge U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, to ensure the continuity of our country's food supply during this pandemic by providing relief to farmers. The letter calls on the Administration to make temporary flexibility's on farm service agency loans permanent for the duration of this crisis and to ensure adequate credit throughout.

 

Moran says that citizens need to understand how important rural America is especially during this pandemic.

 

Moran acknowledged the state of Kansas in responding in a proper way during these hard times but citizens need to stay vigilant and aware to get back to more normal times.

 

To hear the full interview with U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, click here. 

 

 

 

 

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