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Heroes Act To Include

Direct Aid To Counties

As Proposed By Delgado

Aim: To Help Localities Rebound From COVID
Congressman Delgado

WASHINGTON – The Heroes Act, unveiled this week in the U.S. House of Representatives, is expected to be voted on Friday and includes a number of provisions to from Congressman Antonio Delgado's Direct Support for Communities Act.

The Otsego County congressman office's said the bill provides local governments with direct federal relief that can be used to pay for essential services and offset lost revenues and increased costs from the COVID-19 emergency.

Otsego County, with its dependence on sales- and bed-tax revenues associated with tourism, is expected to be hit particularly hard by the coronavirus fallout.

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