SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Early this morning, the Minnesota House of Representatives unanimously passed emergency COVID-19 health care funding, which provides $200 million in investments for a health care response fund and Minnesota’s public health response contingency account. State Rep. Rob Ecklund (DFL – International Falls) released the following statement:
“The crisis we’re facing with COVID-19 is unprecedented in our lifetime. It’s extremely important to make sure our hospitals, clinics, and other health care facilities have the resources they need to care for Minnesotans who may become afflicted. We’re working on this issue in a non-partisan way and are squarely focused on protecting Minnesotans’ health, addressing economic challenges for families and businesses, and ‘flattening the curve’ to slow the spread of the illness.”