Washington, July 15 -- Rep. John B. Larson issued the following press release:
Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) and every member of the House Ways and Means Committee voted to advance Larson and Senator Richard Blumenthal's Essential Caregivers Act to the House floor on a bipartisan, unanimous basis. Larson and Blumenthal introduced their bill last year with Rep. Claudia Tenney (NY-24) and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), which would allow residents in nursing homes and similar facilities to designate two loved ones as "essential caregivers," so everyone has in-person access to a loved one, including when visitations are restricted due to a declared emergency. These caregivers would maintain visitation rights to provide car...