Yvonne Wingett Sanchez | The Republic
With negotiations starting in earnest on the next round of federal coronavirus relief, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema outlined the public health and small business support she would like included, while Sen. Martha McSally told The Arizona Republic she supports continuation of expanded unemployment benefits.
In a letter to Senate leadership this week, Sinema wrote she is “deeply alarmed by the rising numbers of cases, hospitalizations, and death rates” in Arizona, a coronavirus hot spot where almost 3,000 people have died.
The Arizona Democrat said she wants the package to include funding for increased testing, infection-tracking and medical protection equipment and more funding of the Paycheck Protection Program that has helped small businesses and giant companies stay afloat during the state-by-state shutdowns that have ravaged the economy.
