July 2 Senator Reed Floor Statement on introduction of Library Stabilization Fund Act

Abstract

Mr. REED. Mr. President, to help libraries respond to and recover from the COVID–19 pandemic and continue providing communities with needed services, resources, technology, and broadband access, I am introducing the Library Stabilization Fund Act along with Senators BROWN, BOOKER, BLUMENTHAL, UDALL, CARDIN, WARREN, WHITEHOUSE, HEINRICH, VAN HOLLEN, MENENDEZ, WYDEN, HIRANO, and MARKEY. Our bill would provide the $2 billion the American Library Association has estimated is necessary for a library stabilization fund under the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). urge our colleagues to join us in pressing for the inclusion of the Library Stabilization Fund Act in the next COVID–19 response package.