Harris: Laid-Off Workers Should Be Eligible For Medicaid

Maryland U.S. Rep. Andy Harris said on The C4 Show he believes the federal government needs to do three things to protect workers and the economy during the coronavirus crisis.

He said the federal government may need a corrective bill for the $2 trillion stimulus package.

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Harris, the lone Republican in Maryland's congressional delegation, said those laid off during the COVID-19 outbreak should be eligible for Medicaid and the government should provide a federal life insurance policy for healthcare workers.

Dawn White reports:

“You’re basically asked to take your lives into your own hands. You do it to be compassionate for people and to take care of people,” Harris said. "We know that’s what you dedicated your life to, but God forbid if you lose your life doing that, I think the federal government should backstop that.”

The full interview with C4:

More than 84,000 Marylanders have filed for unemployment benefits as of Thursday. Harris said he’s not worried about those numbers and thinks the economy will come back even stronger when the coronavirus outbreak dies down.