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Senate Coronavirus Bill Funds PPE But Lacks OSHA Health Worker Rule


March 25, 2020 at 04:49 PM
The Senate’s massive $2 trillion emergency bill to address fallout from the coronavirus pandemic provides billions of dollars to increase supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for healthcare workers, but does not mandate an OSHA emergency standard for the workers that House Democrats are seeking.

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