We are suspending our statewide in-person campaign canvasses to reduce the risk of spreading the Coronavirus. We will be shifting our resources to reach voters in safer ways until the outbreak is contained.
Our campaign stands ready to assist our government and our people.
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Our campaign stands ready to assist our government and our people.
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We need to deal with the effects of this disease and protect our state. Our seniors are most vulnerable, and we need to take immediate steps to reduce unnecessary exposure to the Coronavirus.
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We must also support the many Missourians who are not guaranteed paid sick leave, who have less resources, and who work in jobs that will be most impacted by this pandemic.
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Our campaign and our volunteers stand ready to provide any assistance to the government. We need to come together as a state and country to protect our people.
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Additionally, we are offering a few recommendations for our government to urgently consider to protect Missourians’ wellbeing and rights.
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First, our government should quickly move to protect our right to vote. The legislature should immediately pass and the governor should quickly sign a law to allow no-excuse absentee voting and voting by mail. These measures would reduce exposure to the virus.
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Second, our government should expand access to affordable health care. We can expand Medicaid to cover 200,000 vulnerable Missourians and reinstate health care coverage for 100,000 children who lost it over the last year.
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Expanding Medicaid or at least providing funding to rural hospitals would keep them operating to treat more Missourians. Folks without health coverage are less likely to seek medical assistance when they are sick, greatly increasing the risk of harm for the entire population.
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As soon as possible, our government needs to ensure that free testing and treatment for the Coronavirus is available and inform the public.
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Third, our government must work with the federal government to prepare an emergency economic relief program for those whose livelihoods will be most impacted by the virus.
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We need to eliminate the enormous financial pressure Missourians are facing to go to work even if they are sick, and we need to make sure that families that are food insecure have access to resources.
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We can work together to protect our state. We offer any volunteer assistance we can provide, and we encourage all campaigns and volunteer organizations to work with their local communities and help those most in need.
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Missourians can use the statewide hotline for the Coronavirus by calling 877-435-8411. Americans can also learn more about the Coronavirus from the CDC at cdc.gov/coronavirus/20…
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America has overcome challenges like this before. The fear sweeping our country is real because of how much we value each other, and that sense of community is our biggest strength in times like these. Together, united, we will overcome this challenge too.
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