Senior Legislative Liaison Tim Richardson spoke with staff in the offices of Senators William M. Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) about their draft legislation to create a State and Municipal Assistance for Recovery and Transition (SMART) fund. Their proposal would create a $500 billion fund that would prioritize funding to the hardest hit states, using a common-sense formula that considers state population, infection rates and revenue loss. The staff in both offices are still developing the text.