Stimulus plan: Here’s what’s in the House Democrats’ full proposal
3 years, 10 months ago

Stimulus plan: Here’s what’s in the House Democrats’ full proposal

CNN  

CNN — The House has passed the Democrats’ massive coronavirus relief package, bringing President Joe Biden’s stimulus proposal one step closer to reality. Here’s what’s in the bill: Stimulus checks The House bill would provide direct payments worth up to $1,400 per person. Optional paid sick and family leave Unlike Biden’s proposal, the House bill would not reinstate mandatory paid family and sick leave approved in a previous Covid relief package. Education and child care The bill would provide nearly $130 billion to K-12 schools to help students return to the classroom. More money for small businesses The bill would provide $15 billion to the Emergency Injury Disaster Loan program, which provides long-term, low-interest loans from the Small Business Administration.

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Covid rescue plan expected to pass US Congress Wednesday
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid rescue plan expected to pass US Congress Wednesday

Live Mint  

US President Joe Biden's massive relief plan is on track to cross the finish line Wednesday with a final House vote, stimulating an economy digging out from the coronavirus pandemic and offering a lifeline for millions of families. If it reaches his desk, Biden -- who made the American Rescue Plan his top legislative priority -- could sign the historic …

Covid relief bill: Congress sends $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package to Biden’s desk
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid relief bill: Congress sends $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package to Biden’s desk

CNN  

CNN — The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to approve the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan, paving the way for President Joe Biden to sign his top legislative priority into law later this week and deliver aid to most American households amid the pandemic. Key features of the plan include up to $1,400-per-person stimulus payments that will send money to …

What’s in the $1.9 trillion US COVID-19 stimulus package?
3 years, 9 months ago

What’s in the $1.9 trillion US COVID-19 stimulus package?

Al Jazeera  

Here are highlights of what is in the bill that is expected to be signed into law by President Biden later this week. The US Congress is preparing to send President Joe Biden an enormous $1.9 trillion economic stimulus and COVID-19 relief package that policymakers hope will set the stage for a recovery from the devastating coronavirus pandemic in the …

Senate Works Through Night On Path To Pass Historic COVID-19 Aid
3 years, 9 months ago

Senate Works Through Night On Path To Pass Historic COVID-19 Aid

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — The Senate worked through the night and past sunrise Saturday on Democrats’ showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill after a deal between leaders and moderate Sen. Joe Manchin on emergency jobless benefits broke a logjam that had stalled the package. As Friday began, Democrats asserted they’d reached a compromise between party moderates and progressives extending …

US Senate narrowly passes $1.9 trillion COVID relief legislation
3 years, 9 months ago

US Senate narrowly passes $1.9 trillion COVID relief legislation

Al Jazeera  

Senate passes amended version of stimulus bill in 50-49 vote, sending it back to the House for approval next week. The United States Senate has narrowly passed an amended version of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill, sending the legislation back to the US House of Representatives for final approval. “President Biden has now got his first major …

Covid-19 relief plan: Here’s what’s you’ll get in the Senate stimulus bill
3 years, 9 months ago

Covid-19 relief plan: Here’s what’s you’ll get in the Senate stimulus bill

CNN  

CNN — The $1.9 trillion coronavirus package passed by the Senate contains a wide range of proposals to help Americans still struggling with the economic fallout of the pandemic. Here’s how Americans could benefit from the Senate bill: If your family makes less than $160,000 a year The Senate bill would provide direct payments worth up to $1,400 per person …

Biden hails House passage of $1.9T virus bill, now to Senate
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden hails House passage of $1.9T virus bill, now to Senate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House approved a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief bill that was championed by President Joe Biden, the first step in providing another dose of aid to a weary nation as the measure now moves to a tense Senate. That chamber’s nonpartisan parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, said Senate rules require that a federal minimum wage increase would have to be …

Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden scores legislative win as House passes $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief plan

India Today  

President Joe Biden scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early Saturday, though Democrats faced challenges to their hopes of using the bill to raise the minimum wage. FATE OF MINIMUM WAGE HIKE UNCLEAR Democrats will have to sort out how to handle a proposed minimum-wage increase, which may have …

US House approves Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan
3 years, 9 months ago

US House approves Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan

Al Jazeera  

Included in the legislation are $1,400 direct payments to individuals and $400 a week unemployment benefit through August. The US House of Representatives has approved in a late-night vote President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus aid bill, as Democrats who control the chamber steered the sweeping measure towards approval. Minimum wage debate House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had predicted the bill …

US President Joe Biden scores win as House passes $US1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan
3 years, 9 months ago

US President Joe Biden scores win as House passes $US1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan

ABC  

US President Joe Biden has scored his first legislative win as the House of Representatives passed his $US1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package early, although Democrats face challenges to their hopes of using the bill to raise the minimum wage. Key points: The plan would pay for vaccines and medical supplies and fund a new round of emergency aid payments The …

Fight for $15: Wage hike likely blocked from Biden’s COVID relief
3 years, 9 months ago

Fight for $15: Wage hike likely blocked from Biden’s COVID relief

Al Jazeera  

In blow to progressives, Senate arbiter says fast-track process to pass signature legislation precludes the wage hike. A provision that would raise the United States minimum wage as part of President Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief legislation has been dealt a likely lethal blow. Elizabeth MacDonough, the Senate parliamentarian and the nonpartisan arbiter of its rules, determined that …

US CEOs, including Trump supporters, push for Biden’s $1.9T plan
3 years, 10 months ago

US CEOs, including Trump supporters, push for Biden’s $1.9T plan

Al Jazeera  

Business executives from multiple industries sent a letter to US Congressional leaders on Wednesday urging them to pass Biden’s COVID-19 relief plan. Senior executives from more than 150 companies are voicing support for President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus package in a letter to congressional leaders urging them to pass coronavirus relief. “Congress should act swiftly and on a bipartisan …

Here's What's In House Democrats' $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan
3 years, 10 months ago

Here's What's In House Democrats' $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan

NPR  

Here's What's In House Democrats' $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Plan Enlarge this image toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images The House Budget Committee has approved legislation advancing President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, setting a path for intense debate in the Senate. New financial support for parents: Democrats approved a major temporary overhaul to the child tax …

Biden, progressive Democrats heading toward clash over minimum wage and student loans
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden, progressive Democrats heading toward clash over minimum wage and student loans

LA Times  

The Biden administration and progressive Democrats are heading for their first big policy clash over whether to gradually increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour as part of the upcoming COVID-19 stimulus bill. But progressives view the minimum wage hike as an early indicator of Biden’s devotion to their causes, including whether he will one day support repealing …

Biden wage plan would lift 900,000 from poverty. There’s a catch
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden wage plan would lift 900,000 from poverty. There’s a catch

Al Jazeera  

United States President Joe Biden’s plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour would reduce poverty but also cut 1.4 million jobs, says the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office. United States President Joe Biden’s proposal to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by June 2025 would reduce employment by 1.4 million jobs that year and increase the …

Treasury secretary Yellen says Biden's plan could restore full employment by 2022
3 years, 10 months ago

Treasury secretary Yellen says Biden's plan could restore full employment by 2022

Hindustan Times  

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday the country was still in a “deep hole” with millions of lost jobs but that President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion relief plan could generate enough growth to restore full employment by next year. US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen listens as US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the state of the economy during a …

Biden wants fast COVID aid, but minimum wage hike in doubt
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden wants fast COVID aid, but minimum wage hike in doubt

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden laid out his case Friday for moving fast to pass $1.9 trillion in coronavirus relief, but even as he opened the door to proceeding without Republicans, he conceded that a key element of his plan — hiking the minimum wage to $15 per hour — was unlikely to become law. “I put it in, but …

Biden says he won’t budge on $1,400 stimulus cheques
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden says he won’t budge on $1,400 stimulus cheques

Al Jazeera  

President Joe Biden on Wednesday told House Democrats he’s ‘not married’ to an absolute number on his proposed $1.9 trillion stimulus package, but he wants it to include $1,400 direct cash payments. United States President Joe Biden told House Democrats on Wednesday that he’s “not married” to an absolute number on his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue plan, but Congress needs …

Biden tells House Democrats to ‘stick together’ in Covid-19 relief push, signals willingness to narrow stimulus checks
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden tells House Democrats to ‘stick together’ in Covid-19 relief push, signals willingness to narrow stimulus checks

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden told House Democrats on a conference call Wednesday he is open to narrowing the distribution of $1,400 stimulus checks in his Covid-19 relief proposal to focus on poor and middle-class people, according to audio of the call obtained by CNN “I think we can better target the number,” he said, according to the recording. So, …

Biden and GOP senators offer competing COVID-19 relief plans
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden and GOP senators offer competing COVID-19 relief plans

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and a group of 10 Senate Republicans have offered competing proposals to help the United States respond to the coronavirus pandemic and provide economic relief to businesses and families. AID TO STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Biden’s framework would send $350 billion to state and local governments to allay service cuts and keep police, fire and …

3 reasons Americans need more federal aid
3 years, 11 months ago

3 reasons Americans need more federal aid

CNN  

Washington CNN — Congress has approved trillions in relief funds for Americans suffering because of the pandemic recession, but President Joe Biden thinks the country needs even more. The economy is still getting worse During the first week of the year, the number of new people applying for unemployment benefits soared above 900,000 for the first time since August. Traditional …

Executive orders: Biden signs orders to get checks and food aid to low-income Americans – plus a federal pay raise
3 years, 11 months ago

Executive orders: Biden signs orders to get checks and food aid to low-income Americans – plus a federal pay raise

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden signed two more executive orders on Friday – one focused on expanding food assistance and delivering stimulus checks to very low-income Americans, and the other on raising the minimum wage to $15 for the federal workforce – as he continues his swift efforts to overturn his predecessor’s policies. In remarks before he signed, the President …

Joe Biden wants to use coronavirus relief to raise federal minimum wage to $15
3 years, 11 months ago

Joe Biden wants to use coronavirus relief to raise federal minimum wage to $15

Salon  

President-elect Joe Biden called on Congress to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 as part of his $1.9 billion coronavirus relief proposal unveiled on Thursday. Biden outlined his plan in a speech in Delaware, calling for Congress to approve $1,400 direct payments on top of the $600 checks in the last stimulus bill, extending of enhanced federal unemployment benefits …

House Passes $2,000 Coronavirus Stimulus Check Legislation
3 years, 11 months ago

House Passes $2,000 Coronavirus Stimulus Check Legislation

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING After President Donald Trump reluctantly signed the coronavirus relief legislation Sunday night, House Democrats still moved ahead Monday with passing new legislation to increase stimulus checks to $2,000 for most Americans, putting Republicans on the record as opposing the increase in direct payments. The House passed the stimulus check legislation 275-134, with 130 Republicans, two Democrats and …

New stimulus checks, enhanced unemployment unlikely as Congress fractures over coronavirus relief
4 years, 3 months ago

New stimulus checks, enhanced unemployment unlikely as Congress fractures over coronavirus relief

LA Times  

The congressional stalemate over a new coronavirus relief package grew further entrenched Thursday as Senate Democrats blocked a slimmed-down Republican proposal that they deemed “emaciated” because it did not include another round of $1,200 stimulus checks for Americans, assistance for state governments and other economic aid. “There could be a chance for Pelosi and Schumer and the White House to …

Chances waning for unemployment relief for millions as talks sputter
4 years, 4 months ago

Chances waning for unemployment relief for millions as talks sputter

LA Times  

Prospects for a quick deal to extend supplemental unemployment benefits and other stimulus for an economy still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic have taken a sharp turn for the worse, leaving millions of Americans in the lurch a week after many benefits expired. “Exactly when that deal comes together, I can’t tell you, but I think it will at some …

Larry Kudlow Says Next Coronavirus Stimulus Draft Will Include A Second $1,200 Check
4 years, 4 months ago

Larry Kudlow Says Next Coronavirus Stimulus Draft Will Include A Second $1,200 Check

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As the financial fallout from the pandemic is set to enter a troubling new phase, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said a new coronavirus relief bill will include a second $1,200 stimulus payment for eligible Americans. “Don’t forget, there’s a $1,200 check coming that is going to be part of the new package.” If a stimulus …

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