U.S. Senator Gary Peters is putting Michigan first and fighting for Michiganders across the state this week — from working to expand access to affordable health care and lower prescription drug prices to getting small businesses the relief and resources they need.
Read below on how Gary is fighting for Michigan this week:
GARY HOSTS VIRTUAL CONVERSATION ON HEALTH CARE
U.S. Senator Gary Peters hosted a conversation on protecting health care in Michigan with Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist, former Acting Administrator of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Andy Slavitt, and President/CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare Max Richtman, moderated by Protect Our Care Michigan State Director Dianne Byrum.
WLUC: Sen. Peters vows to protect the Affordable Care Act during virtual campaign event
- Healthcare was the focus of a virtual campaign event held by Senator Gary Peters Tuesday morning. Peters says a focus of his during the COVID-19 pandemic is protecting the Affordable Care Act.
- “One thing that certainly comes out of this pandemic is it highlights the need for us to make sure that we have quality, affordable, healthcare for all Americans,” said Peters. “To me, healthcare is a right, it’s one that we need to focus on to make sure that it’s available.”
Read more:
- Michigan Advance: Michigan ranks 6th for adults stripped of health care during pandemic
GARY VISITS SMALL BUSINESS IN TRAVERSE CITY
Gary continues to put in the work for Michiganders across the state, visiting TentCraft, a local business that benefited from the Paycheck Protection Program, which Gary helped pass.
9&10 News: Sen. Gary Peters Visits Traverse City to Meet Beneficiary of Paycheck Protection Program
- Senator Gary Peters stopped in Traverse City on Wednesday to visit TentCraft, a local business that benefited from the Paycheck Protection Program. Img 5648
- Sen. Peters helped pass the legislation which made the PPP possible for businesses who needed a safety net through the quarantine.
- TentCraft got the PPP in secondary rounds of the program and helped keep 70+ workers on staff.
- “We need to do more. We’re going to be looking at additional COVID-19 packages in the U.S. senate over the next few weeks and I think we need to provide more flexibility to our small businesses to use this money to keep their operations going,” said Senator Peters.
UpNorthLive: Traverse City company looks forward to the future after PPP loan saved business
- A small business in Traverse City welcomed Senator Gary Peters to its facility to show how the Paycheck Protection Program has saved its company.
- “When you think about Michigan, 20% of our economy is manufacturing,” said Democratic Senator Gary Peters. “We’re second in the country in terms of manufacturing.”
- Since the beginning of the pandemic, TentCraft has switched from designing tents typically used for big concert venues to COVID-19 screening tents.
GARY JOINS TRAVERSE CITY CELEBRATION OF 10 YEARS AS A COAST GUARD CITY
Gary joined Traverse City Mayor Jim Carruthers to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Traverse City becoming a Coast Guard City.
UpNorthLive: Traverse City celebrates 10 year anniversary of being a Coast Guard City
- The Coast Guard and Traverse City celebrated a special anniversary! On Wednesday, the city celebrated the 10 year anniversary of becoming a Coast Guard City at the mini-park on East Front Street.
- Traverse City Mayor Jim Carruthers and U.S. Senator Gary Peters joined the celebration.
- With the anniversary, the Coast Guard announced Traverse City has passed all requirements and has been re-designated for another five years as a Coast Guard City.
GARY JOINS AL SHARPTON ON MSNBC’S “POLITICSNATION”
Gary joined Reverend Al Sharpton Sunday on his MSNBC show, PoliticsNation, to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on communities of color. Peters also discussed his recently introduced legislation, the 1619 Act, which would provide resources to support African American History educational programs in schools across the country.
PoliticsNation with Reverend Al Sharpton
- “The numbers were clear in Michigan. An African American population, roughly 14 percent of the population here in the state, and yet over 40 percent of the deaths. We have been pushing FEMA aggressively to have more data exactly who is sick and who’s not. And what are those communities that are hit the hardest?”
- “It was shocking that they did not have those kinds of numbers to tell us exactly how underserved communities and communities of color impacted. And, you know, unfortunately, this is not the first time. We also have seen that kind of really ignoring major communities that are hit in other disasters, whether it’s a flood or a wildfire or hurricanes, which is why I’ve introduced legislation to create a unit within FEMA to deal with civil rights in underserved communities, to understand that these communities, regardless of the disaster, tend to be hit the hardest. And we need to make sure they have the resources to get through it, which means more resources than other communities for a variety of reasons.”
- “The 1619 Act is resources that will be provided to help with the education of the AfricanAmerican history as well as experience. It’s money provided to the African History Museum, which is part of the Smithsonian Institution, to expand their programs, their educational programs, provide curriculum for schools across the country so that Americans learn about African American history and experience.”
- “To me, it’s critical for us, particularly during this very difficult time that we’re in right now, that people understand the history and the experience of our African American communities.”
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