LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Sean McCann has issued the following statement after Senate Bill 748 cleared the Senate this evening, allocating $465 million in state funding to address needs related to the COVID-19 public health crisis:
“This evening I voted in support of a bipartisan, supplemental budget bill that will support COVID-19 treatment and testing efforts, and provide relief to Michigan’s small businesses, workers, and those still struggling with unemployment. While this provides some help, there is much more that needs to be done and we must have meaningful relief out of Washington in the coming days.”
Some distributions allocated in SB 748 include:
- $51.3 million for health systems to ramp up the administration of COVID-19 vaccines
- $22.5 million for continued support of COVID testing in vulnerable populations
- $15 million for necessary supplies and equipment to support testing and vaccination efforts
- $3.3 million to reimburse hospitals for housing and providing care for COVID-positive nursing home residents
- $10 million for the Michigan Hospital Association to give grants to health systems to support their hiring of temporary staff
- $55 million for small businesses that have sacrificed to protect public health
- $3.5 million for independent venues whose stages have been dark since March
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Sen. McCann represents the 20th Senate District and all of Kalamazoo County.