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NEW YORK, NY —Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) today joined with health care professionals and educators to introduce new legislation, the Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act, to alleviate the burden of student loan debt for frontline health care workers and help attract medical professionals in various specialties to lend their expertise to the response to COVID-19.

As we enter yet another week following social distancing guidelines and staying at home, I want to thank you for saving lives. While I know many of us feel restless and would like to get back to seeing our families and friends, it is so important that we continue to do all we can to flatten the curve. We have done an incredible job here in New York of limiting the spread of COVID-19, and as frontline health care workers continue to treat those who do become ill, we are doing our part to help them by sheltering in place. On the federal level, I continue to monitor the President's and his Administration's response to the crisis and work on furture legislation to directly help the American people.

On Thursday, I launched the bipartisan Postal Preservation Caucus with my colleages Reps. Connolly, King, and Amodei. Today, I joined with Sens. Warren and Markey to get informaiton from assisted living faclities on their response to the coronavirus crisis. These facilities face similar challenges as nursing homes without the required federal oversight. We must make sure that their clients are getting the care they need and deserve.