TracyColo

So there is now a petition specific for the Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act: https://www.change.org/p/u-s-house-of-representatives-ask-congress-to-forgive-student-debt-for-covid-19-responders-o-in-healthcare/u/26560952 Here is also a vid, which is pretty good. Talks about the details of the bill if you don't have time to read it right now.

We are making progress! Yesterday Rep Maloney of NY, along with the bills cosponsored, introduced the Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers Act to the US Congress and it is catching on in the media again. PLEASE sign the petition and get friends, family, and coworkers to sign it and if they can call their representatives and senators. The petition is now over 500k... It should be in the millions with how many healthcare workers there are in the US, so we are doing a poor job building this momentum. Let get it done! https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/forgive-student-loan-debt-for-doctors-nurses-and-health-professionals or use: tinyurl.com/thankhealthcareheroes Be safe! Rep Maloney introducing the bill: Read the bill, if you're into legal jargon:https://maloney.house.gov/sites/maloney.house.gov/files/BILL FOR INTRO Student Loan Forgiveness for Frontline Health Workers_Maloney.pdf

Now over 500,000 signatures! Let's keep it going! Pass it on to help build the movement! https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/forgive-student-loan-debt-for-doctors-nurses-and-health-professionals or use: tinyurl.com/thankhealthcareheroes

Major networks are now starting to cover this movement. We can help make it happen. Think how many nurses we can mobilize to make this happen. SIGN the petition and let your co-workers, friends and family know. They want to help and show their gratitude. https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/forgive-student-loan-debt-for-doctors-nurses-and-health-professionals or use: tinyurl.com/thankhealthcareheroes New NBC article: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/these-medical-workers-are-tackling-coronavirus-they-re-also-saddled-n1182211

I'm not sure if many are aware at this point because we are all so busy caring for our patients and trying to keep each other safe and informed at the same time.... but I think it is important to know that there is a growing movement to forgive health care workers' student loan debt, which I know would lift a lot of stress off of our shoulders. The cost of doing so, would be a fraction of the cost of the most recent 2.2 trillion dollar CAREs ACT passed by congress, and Rep Maloney is introducing a bill, and MoveOn has a petition with close to 500K signatures as of now. There are an estimated 7 million healthcare workers in the US. Lets do our part, sign the petition, share it with your co-workers, family, and friends who are looking for ways to help. Stay safe and keep up the work of a hero! https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/forgive-student-loan-debt-for-doctors-nurses-and-health-professionals https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/04/09/movement-forgive-health-care-workers-student-debt https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doctors-covid-19-student-loan-forgiveness_n_5e887a85c5b6e7d76c64a30f