Newton, MA - As soldiers' homes, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities grapple with COVID-19 outbreaks across the country, Congressman Joe Kennedy III today released sweeping proposals to reform the safety and wellbeing requirements and reimbursement structures federally. In response to the deadliest outbreak nationally at the Holyoke Soldiers' Home, Kennedy will introduce legislation to strengthen infection prevention measures and enhance oversight and accountability. With nursing … 

Newton, MA - As thousands of essential workers battle COVID-19 and hundreds more have died from the virus, Congressman Joe Kennedy III today unveiled the COVID-19 Worker Benefits Program (CWBP) to cover economic losses for workers and provide death benefits for the families of workers who have died. Kennedy's proposed fund would provide $250,000 and economic loss compensation for any essential worker who died from COVID-19, plus an additional $100,000 for the spouse and each dependent of the … 

Newton, MA - Today, Congressman Joe Kennedy III joined Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) to file a bicameral, bipartisan amicus brief against unprecedented action to remove Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe's land from tribal trust status. The brief, signed by 25 members of Congress, was filed in Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe v. United States Department of the Interiors case in the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia. "The Mashpee Wampanoag people welcomed the pilgrims to our shores centuries …