Senator Doug Jones
WASHINGTON,DC-A message from Alabama Senator Doug Jones to the citizens of Alabama concerning COVID-19:
“Remember when Smokey the Bear told us how we had to stop forest fires? He reminded us that to combat forest fires, we all had to do our part. “Only YOU can prevent forest fires.”
The coronavirus, COVID-19, is a forest fire. “Only YOU can prevent the spread of COVID-19” is a fair thing to say in these times.
We’re going to be doing everything we can in Washington to make sure folks affected by this — both those infected and those affected by financial ramifications — are taken care of. That’s why I’ve introduced bipartisan legislation that would allow Americans rapid access to the coronavirus vaccine once developed, with no cost-sharing. And we’re going to look to do more, quickly.
We need to work towards expanding Medicaid, working together to keep rural hospitals open, and improving, not dismantling, the Affordable Care Act. It’s time to get health care access in all zip codes across the United States – including in Alabama.
But the truth is that no matter what we do in Washington, YOU (and all of us) are our best defense now. You are the frontline. Don’t shake hands to show strength – stopping that simple contact is not only going to keep us safer, it’s going to strengthen the fight to stop this virus. For the sick and the elderly, the most vulnerable, the children who are missing school lunch programs, and the people who can’t afford to go one day, let alone a week or a couple of months without wages. That’s who we’ve got to do this for.
We are all in this together. I can promise you that I will work my hardest to make sure my colleagues in Washington do our part and respond to this crisis in a manner that is worthy of the sacrifices everyday Americans are making across this country.”
