WASHINGTON, DC – Following last month’s expiration of the national COVID emergency, Virginia U-S Senator Tim Kaine has unveiled what he calls his Roadmap to Recovery, which is a legislative action plan to help America build on the progress made since the depths of the pandemic.
“The last three years have been difficult for our whole country. But in the face of many challenges, unfathomable loss, economic tumult, and new demands on our health care system, Virginians’ strength—coupled with federal investments and support—have helped the Commonwealth make a comeback,” said Kaine. “As I travel throughout Virginia, I’m having great conversations with communities about how we can build on that progress to further strengthen our economy, safety, and health and education systems. This roadmap is about putting those ideas together to form an organized strategy for the next phase of our recovery.”
In recognition of COVID’s unique burdens on Virginia’s health care workforce, the Roadmap to Recovery also outlines how Kaine successfully fought to pass his Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Act, legislation to reduce burnout and promote mental health among healers. The legislation was named in honor of Dr. Lorna Breen, a physician from Charlottesville who was working on the front lines of the pandemic in New York and died by suicide in the Spring of 2020.
