Earlier today, Argentum officially relaunched the Standing with Seniors website (see press release) as part of our five-week campaign encouraging the administration to “Release the PRF.” The website provides a central place for information on the impact of COVID-19 on senior living communities, residents, and caregivers, including infographics for each state, a clock showing the elapsed time since the CARES Act relief funding was signed into law, information for policymakers and staff, and a link for advocates to take action and send a message to the administration and Congress on the urgent need to release the relief funds.
Along with the revamped website, Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) were joined by more than 30 of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter today to HHS on the need to release funds. Co-signers of the letter include: Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Tom Carper (D-DE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Jon Tester (D-MT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Tina Smith (D-MN), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), John Boozman (R-AR), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Rob Portman (R-OH), Chris Coons (D-DE), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Todd Young (R-IN), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Hoeven (R-ND), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Angus King (I-ME), John Barrasso (R-WY), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). Thank you all for your help in garnering such broad support on this letter!
These recent efforts follow the joint letter to the administration that kicked off the campaign two weeks ago. We will continue this through the week of Labor Day, combining direct outreach to the administration, grassroots engagement, strategic media placements, and Congressional support to encourage the Biden administration to release remaining provider relief funds as soon as possible. We are calling on all senior living advocates to join us each week to ensure our message is amplified as loud as possible.
CALL TO ACTION: Please continue to reach out to your senators if they are not yet on the Collins-Shaheen letter. Additional signers will be added through the end of the week, and the more senators the stronger our message will be. Take action by clicking here to send an email directly to your senators asking them to join the Collins-Shaheen letter.