Democrats Say Relief Programs Could Become This Generation's New Deal
3 years, 10 months ago

Democrats Say Relief Programs Could Become This Generation's New Deal

NPR  

Democrats Say Relief Programs Could Become This Generation's New Deal Democrats are using the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill to introduce measures they say will reduce poverty. On top of the small business loans and money for health care included in previous bills, the latest round of relief includes longtime Democratic priorities, including billions of dollars for food stamps, rent assistance, utility assistance and changes to the tax law that could translate to thousands of dollars for most people, including those living at or below the poverty line. Republicans like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell accused Democrats of taking advantage of their new power in Washington to make good on a plan to turn pandemic relief into an extremely expensive liberal wish list. Democrats say their goal is to do what Franklin Delano Roosevelt did with the New Deal, create a new network of social support programs that could become as widely accepted and widely used as Social Security.

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White House wants $56 billion from Congress for disaster relief, child care and high-speed Internet
1 year, 2 months ago

White House wants $56 billion from Congress for disaster relief, child care and high-speed Internet

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The White House is asking lawmakers for nearly $56 billion in emergency spending to help the government respond to natural disasters, shore up funding for child care centers and keep high-speed internet running for low-income families — outlining President Joe Biden’s domestic priorities as Congress simultaneously weighs sending billions for conflicts abroad. The package also includes $16 billion …

How raising the nation’s debt limit could reduce spending of some coronavirus relief funds
1 year, 7 months ago

How raising the nation’s debt limit could reduce spending of some coronavirus relief funds

Associated Press  

With the pandemic officially over, leftover coronavirus relief money for vaccines, public health initiatives and other programs has become a target as negotiators try to reach a budget deal to raise the nation’s debt limit. HOW MUCH IS AT STAKE The Congressional Budget Office estimates that halting the use of unobligated pandemic relief funds would result in a net spending …

Biden pushes for $1.6 billion to fund pandemic fraud measures
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden pushes for $1.6 billion to fund pandemic fraud measures

LA Times  

President Biden speaks to the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference this week in Baltimore. The Biden administration is asking Congress to approve more than $1.6 billion to help clean up the mess of fraud in the massive government COVID-19 pandemic relief programs. In a strategy announced Thursday, the administration called for money and more time to prosecute cases, to put …

GOP taking budget advice from Trump official who wants to cut $2 trillion from Medicaid
1 year, 10 months ago

GOP taking budget advice from Trump official who wants to cut $2 trillion from Medicaid

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. The right-wing official who served as budget director for the Trump administration is reportedly playing a significant advisory role for House Republicans as they seek to leverage a fast-approaching debt ceiling crisis to enact spending cuts that would disproportionately impact low-income households. According toThe Washington Post, former Office of Management and Budget chief …

What’s in big Biden bill? Health, climate goals become law
2 years, 4 months ago

What’s in big Biden bill? Health, climate goals become law

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden arrived at the White House promising to “build back” America, and legislation he signed Tuesday delivers a slimmer, though not insignificant, version of that once sweeping idea. Also in the legislation is a $2,000 cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for Medicare recipients as well as a new 15% corporate minimum tax to ensure big …

In Biden’s big bill: Climate, health care, deficit reduction
2 years, 4 months ago

In Biden’s big bill: Climate, health care, deficit reduction

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. Republicans deride the 730-page bill as big government overreach and point particular criticism at its $80 billion investment in the IRS to hire new employees and go after tax scofflaws. Here’s what’s in the estimated $740 billion package — made up of $440 billion in new spending …

What’s in Democrats’ big bill? Climate, health care, savings
2 years, 5 months ago

What’s in Democrats’ big bill? Climate, health care, savings

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Not as robust as the proposal President Joe Biden once envisioned to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems, the Democrats’ compromise of health care, climate change and deficit-reduction strategies is still a substantial undertaking. Those include capping prescription drug costs at $2,000 out of pocket for seniors, helping Americans pay for private health insurance and what …

Democrats’ big package: What remains in and what’s out?
2 years, 5 months ago

Democrats’ big package: What remains in and what’s out?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It’s nowhere near the $4 trillion proposal President Joe Biden first launched to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems but the compromise package of inflation-fighting health care, climate change and deficit reduction strategies appears on track toward Senate votes this weekend. What’s in, and out, of the Democrats’ “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022” as it stands …

What’s in, and out, of Democrats’ inflation-fighting package
2 years, 5 months ago

What’s in, and out, of Democrats’ inflation-fighting package

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — What started as a $4 trillion effort during President Joe Biden’s first months in office to rebuild America’s public infrastructure and family support systems has ended up a much slimmer, but not unsubstantial, compromise package of inflation-fighting health care, climate change and deficit reduction strategies that appears headed toward quick votes in Congress. Lawmakers are poring over the …

White House warns of ‘severe consequences’ if Congress doesn’t pass supplemental Covid funding
2 years, 9 months ago

White House warns of ‘severe consequences’ if Congress doesn’t pass supplemental Covid funding

CNN  

CNN — White House Covid-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients on Monday renewed the Biden administration’s urgent call for Congress to pass pandemic supplemental funding or face “severe consequences.” His remarks came amid uncertainty for the legislative path forward for additional money for the federal government’s pandemic response. We sent Congress a targeted request for $22.5 billion to meet those urgent …

Biden’s $1.9-trillion relief plan: Major victory gets mixed one-year reviews
2 years, 9 months ago

Biden’s $1.9-trillion relief plan: Major victory gets mixed one-year reviews

LA Times  

President Biden speaks before signing the $1.9-trillion American Rescue Plan in the Oval Office on March 11, 2021. Friday was the anniversary of Biden’s signing of the American Rescue Plan, and the second anniversary of the World Health Organization’s declaration that COVID-19 had become a global pandemic. Rep. Pramila Jayapal said she had no regrets about any inflation that the …

Federal COVID-19 Relief Saved Child Care For Millions, Report Says
2 years, 9 months ago

Federal COVID-19 Relief Saved Child Care For Millions, Report Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING If you are in a working family and have managed to hold on to your child care during the past two years, you may have the federal government to thank, according to a new report. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images The report’s calculations draw on data from two independent groups that focus on early childhood: the National …

Treasury broadens COVID relief uses for states, localities
3 years ago

Treasury broadens COVID relief uses for states, localities

Associated Press  

State and local governments will have greater flexibility to spend $350 billion of federal COVID-19 aid under new rules from President Joe Biden’s administration. The final U.S. Treasury Department rules come nearly 10 months after Biden signed the massive $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan that included aid for state, local and tribal governments. “I think we’re going to see in …

White House offering more aid for winter heat, utility bills
3 years, 1 month ago

White House offering more aid for winter heat, utility bills

Associated Press  

The Biden administration is taking steps to help distribute several billion dollars in aid for winter heating and utility bills, an unprecedented sum that comes largely from its $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. Aid for renters can also cover utility costs, while the money provided to state, local and tribal governments can help families that face high heating bills and …

What’s in, and what’s out, as House nears vote on Biden bill
3 years, 2 months ago

What’s in, and what’s out, as House nears vote on Biden bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s now- $1.85 trillion plan to boost social and education programs as well as protect against global warming continues to be fine-tuned by Democrats in Congress with a new goal of completing work before Thanksgiving. TAX BREAKS — An expanded child tax credit would continue for another year. — The expanded Earned Income Tax Credit that …

What’s in Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ framework?
3 years, 2 months ago

What’s in Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ framework?

LA Times  

The White House released a framework Thursday on President Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda, a $1.85-trillion outline that Democrats plan to pass in Congress without any Republican support. Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters that Democrats are “on a path to get this all done.” The White House said the cost of the framework is offset by nearly $2 trillion in …

What’s in, and what’s out, as Democrats trim Biden bill
3 years, 2 months ago

What’s in, and what’s out, as Democrats trim Biden bill

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — After months of talks, Democrats are edging closer to an agreement on what programs and policies to include in President Joe Biden’s massive plan to expand health and safety net programs and combat global warming. But here’s where the bill stands so far, according to lawmakers and aides: — A child tax credit increase would continue for another …

What's in, and what's out, as Democrats trim Biden bill
3 years, 2 months ago

What's in, and what's out, as Democrats trim Biden bill

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But here's where the bill stands so far, according to lawmakers and aides: — …

Biden $3.5T plan tests voter appeal of expansive gov’t role
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden $3.5T plan tests voter appeal of expansive gov’t role

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s “build back better” agenda is poised to be the most far-reaching federal investment since FDR’s New Deal or LBJ’s Great Society — a prodigious effort to tax the rich and shift money into projects and programs touching the lives of nearly every American. “We’re doing hard things,” said Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., the chairman …

Biden seeking additional funds for Ida relief and Afghans
3 years, 4 months ago

Biden seeking additional funds for Ida relief and Afghans

Associated Press  

The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in spending to handle the costs of Hurricane Ida and other natural disasters, as well as $6.4 billion for the resettlement of evacuees from Afghanistan to help with transportation, government processing and public health screenings. Shalanda Young, acting director of the Office of Management and Budget, in a …

Biden Meets Dems At Capitol To Firm Up Support For Reconciliation Package
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden Meets Dems At Capitol To Firm Up Support For Reconciliation Package

Huff Post  

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 14: President Biden is on the Hill to discuss with Senate Democrats the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package they have reached overnight that would expand Medicare benefits, boost federal safety net programs and combat climate change. Drew Angerer via Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden stepped up his bid to push his multitrillion-dollar domestic plans through …

Editorial: The infrastructure deal: Probably necessary, but not nearly sufficient
3 years, 6 months ago

Editorial: The infrastructure deal: Probably necessary, but not nearly sufficient

LA Times  

After weeks of negotiations, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate finally found a way to agree on a $579-billion increase in badly needed infrastructure spending: Stick almost exclusively to traditional road, bridge and rail projects, and find a bogus way to pay for them. By the White House’s estimate, the deal would provide about two-thirds of the roughly $900 billion …

Republicans Tar New Child Benefit As Welfare Without Work
3 years, 8 months ago

Republicans Tar New Child Benefit As Welfare Without Work

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats have changed their approach to social programs, embracing unconditional cash assistance without the kind of “work requirements” they loved in the Bill Clinton years. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the Republican leader in the House, and Rep. Kevin Brady, the top Republican on the Ways and Means Committee, have called it “welfare without work.” “Good jobs and rising …

A closer look at Biden’s $1.8T for families and education
3 years, 8 months ago

A closer look at Biden’s $1.8T for families and education

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration wants to make a $1.8 trillion down payment on the future of children, families and higher education, saying it would produce lasting benefits for the economy. Families earning 1.5 times their state median income would pay a maximum of 7% of their income for all children under age 5. The credits would cover as …

US: Biden to unveil $1.8 trillion family aid plan
3 years, 8 months ago

US: Biden to unveil $1.8 trillion family aid plan

Al Jazeera  

The White House called the proposal to expand educational opportunities and childcare for families a ‘once-in-a-generation’ plan. Marking his first 100 days in office, President Joe Biden is set to use his first joint address to Congress to pitch a $1.8 trillion investment in children, families and education that would fundamentally transform the role government plays in American life. In …

Biden’s ‘Families Plan’ would tax rich to help schools, childcare, community college and more
3 years, 8 months ago

Biden’s ‘Families Plan’ would tax rich to help schools, childcare, community college and more

LA Times  

President Biden is proposing an ambitious $1.8-trillion, 10-year plan to subsidize American families’ education, child care, health insurance and job leave costs — an investment in workers intended to complement his earlier call for infrastructure spending and much more, to rebuild an economy hobbled by pandemic and economic inequality. The latest package would be paid for in part by turning …

Democrats aim for paid family leave and aid well beyond Biden’s expected plan
3 years, 8 months ago

Democrats aim for paid family leave and aid well beyond Biden’s expected plan

LA Times  

Rep. Richard Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, on Tuesday proposed a major expansion of government aid to families. The proposal by the head of the House’s tax-writing committee, Rep. Richard E. Neal, would go significantly further than the family assistance plan that President Biden is expected to release Wednesday in a speech to a joint session …

Joe Biden Unveils $2 Trillion Infrastructure And Jobs Plan
3 years, 9 months ago

Joe Biden Unveils $2 Trillion Infrastructure And Jobs Plan

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled a massive proposal aimed at overhauling the country’s aging roads and bridges, boosting manufacturing, mitigating climate change and making key investments in elder care and housing. The $2 trillion “American Jobs Plan,” which Biden announced in a speech at a union hall in Pittsburgh, is part of the president’s “Build Back …

The COVID-19 Relief Program Comes With A Big Asterisk
3 years, 9 months ago

The COVID-19 Relief Program Comes With A Big Asterisk

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Thanks to the American Rescue Plan, the federal government is now spending $1.9 trillion to fight COVID-19 and to help the public get through the pandemic. President Joe Biden signs the American Rescue Act bill into law in the Oval Office of the White House on March 11 in Washington, D.C. Doug Mills-Pool via Getty Images Public …

The Most Consequential Policy In The COVID-19 Relief Law Is Still A Big Mystery
3 years, 9 months ago

The Most Consequential Policy In The COVID-19 Relief Law Is Still A Big Mystery

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats have said the expansion of the child tax credit might be the most important part of the American Rescue Plan, the coronavirus relief bill President Joe Biden signed into law last week. That’s a pretty tough question to say yes to,” Sen. Sherrod Brown said of the child tax credit in the new coronavirus relief bill. …

Column: Why Stockton is a myth-busting case study for Biden’s COVID-19 relief plan
3 years, 9 months ago

Column: Why Stockton is a myth-busting case study for Biden’s COVID-19 relief plan

LA Times  

Speaking from the White House Rose Garden on Friday, President Biden took a moment to reflect on the true impact of his administration’s humongous $1.9-trillion coronavirus relief package, also known as the American Rescue Plan. “This bill puts working people in this nation first.” Rejecting the trickle-down economics favored by Republicans since Ronald Reagan occupied the White House, Biden added: …

The COVID-19 Relief Bill Passed. What's Biden's Next Big Move?
3 years, 9 months ago

The COVID-19 Relief Bill Passed. What's Biden's Next Big Move?

NPR  

The COVID-19 Relief Bill Passed. Enlarge this image toggle caption Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images Now that Democrats have passed President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, all eyes turn to what's next. But if Republicans voted en masse against the COVID-19 relief bill, which was broadly popular with the American public, it's hard to …

Coronavirus stimulus payments from $US1.9 trillion Biden relief package to hit US bank accounts this weekend
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus stimulus payments from $US1.9 trillion Biden relief package to hit US bank accounts this weekend

ABC  

Americans will see the first direct deposits from President Joe Biden's $US1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package hit their bank accounts this weekend, according to Treasury and Internal Revenue Service officials. Key points: The stimulus payments will help 160 million US households A family of four will receive up to $7,200 in stimulus payments Coronavirus kills an average of 1,400 Americans …

COVID relief bill could permanently alter social safety net
3 years, 9 months ago

COVID relief bill could permanently alter social safety net

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package is being hailed by Democrats and progressive policy advocates as a generational expansion of the social safety net, providing food and housing assistance, greater access to health care and direct aid to families in what amounts to a broad-based attack on the cycle of poverty. “The scope is both impressive …

Joe Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
3 years, 9 months ago

Joe Biden Signs $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Another round of stimulus checks is on the way. President Joe Biden signed a COVID-19 relief package worth nearly $1.9 trillion into law on Thursday. In that same provision, however, Senate Democrats also decided to forgive taxes on the first $10,200 in unemployment income for Americans with household incomes of less than $150,000 — a major relief …

Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems
3 years, 9 months ago

Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Congress riven along party lines has approved the landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a major triumph on legislation marshaling the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation. “Today we have a decision to make of tremendous consequence,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, …

Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems
3 years, 9 months ago

Congress OKs $1.9T virus relief bill in win for Biden, Dems

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A Congress riven along party lines approved the landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a major triumph on legislation marshaling the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation. “Today we have a decision to make of tremendous consequence,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, …

California’s robust budget will get another $26 billion from new COVID-19 stimulus
3 years, 9 months ago

California’s robust budget will get another $26 billion from new COVID-19 stimulus

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom speaks about his 2021-22 budget proposal in January. California’s state budget, already poised to be flush with higher-than-expected tax revenues, will receive an additional cash infusion of $26 billion under the COVID-19 relief bill that President Biden signed Thursday, sparking demands for a wide array of new efforts to help those hit hardest by the pandemic. “With this …

Biden signs $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill, a day earlier than expected
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden signs $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief bill, a day earlier than expected

LA Times  

President Biden signed a sweeping $1.9-trillion coronavirus relief package into law Thursday, authorizing a massive infusion of federal aid aimed primarily at working families. “This historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country and giving people in this nation, working people, middle-class folks, the people who built this country, a fighting chance,” Biden said after signing the bill …

Biden signs historic $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief law
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden signs historic $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief law

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden signed his sweeping $1.9 trillion Covid-19 economic relief package into law on Thursday afternoon. “That’s what the essence of it is.” Congress on Wednesday passed the relief package, which has been Biden’s first and most pressing legislative priority since taking office in January. White House chief of staff Ron Klain said the enrolled bill arrived …

Democrats Have Passed Their COVID-19 Bill. Now Comes The Hard Part.
3 years, 9 months ago

Democrats Have Passed Their COVID-19 Bill. Now Comes The Hard Part.

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING People already like the American Rescue Plan that House Democrats pushed through final passage on Wednesday. “The people of Georgia will know that it was this team and this White House that delivered this legislation.” If it weren’t for Ossoff and fellow Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, who together gave Democrats control of the Senate by winning …

Congress Sends $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill To Biden’s Desk
3 years, 9 months ago

Congress Sends $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill To Biden’s Desk

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — House Democrats gave final approval Wednesday to the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden’s desk for a pit stop before another round of stimulus checks are sent out to most Americans. The bill includes $1,400 stimulus checks for most Americans, extends $300 weekly unemployment benefits into September, establishes about …

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 …

House sends $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic relief bill to Biden’s desk
3 years, 9 months ago

House sends $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic relief bill to Biden’s desk

LA Times  

The House passed a $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic aid package Wednesday, sending to President Biden a sweeping measure that includes not only pandemic-related $1,400 checks and expanded unemployment benefits, but also the biggest expansion of Obamacare and hefty new tax credits to combat child poverty. The House passed a $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic aid package Wednesday, sending to President Biden a sweeping …

L.A. expects to receive $1.35 billion from the relief bill. Garcetti is ‘ecstatic’
3 years, 9 months ago

L.A. expects to receive $1.35 billion from the relief bill. Garcetti is ‘ecstatic’

LA Times  

Eli Rose takes Bandit for a walk Jan. 29 near City Hall in Los Angeles, which is set to receive pandemic relief funds from the federal government. Garcetti said this week that he was “ecstatic” about the relief bill, predicting it will help the city cover coronavirus expenses, pay off key debts and rebuild government operations that were diminished during …

House Gives Final Approval To $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package
3 years, 9 months ago

House Gives Final Approval To $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package

NPR  

House Gives Final Approval To $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package Enlarge this image toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Alex Brandon/AP House lawmakers Wednesday gave final approval to President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, sending the legislation to his desk for his signature. "Although I support the Senate's effort to reduce the number of wealthier households that will receive stimulus checks, …

Biden’s COVID Bill Is His First Step Toward an FDR-Style Presidency
55 years ago

Biden’s COVID Bill Is His First Step Toward an FDR-Style Presidency

Slate  

President Joe Biden and Democratic legislative leaders were extremely clear about how they hoped to govern when they won full control of Washington for the first time in more than a decade. At the same time, Democrats were clearly dogged by the memory of the Great Recession, when the Obama administration’s failure to pass a sufficiently large stimulus package set …

$1.9T Biden relief package a bet government can help cure US
3 years, 10 months ago

$1.9T Biden relief package a bet government can help cure US

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden wants America to know that he’s from the government and he’s here to help. “When I was elected, I said we were going to get the government out of the business of battling on Twitter and back in the business of delivering for the American people,” Biden said after the huge bill passed the Senate …

Biden’s big relief package a bet gov’t can help cure America
3 years, 10 months ago

Biden’s big relief package a bet gov’t can help cure America

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden wants America to know that he’s from the government and he’s here to help. Besides stopping the pandemic and jumpstarting hiring, money in the rescue package — now awaiting final approval in the House — is supposed to start fixing income inequality, halve child poverty, feed the hungry, save pensions, sustain public transit, let schools …

Republicans call the COVID-19 relief bill a ‘liberal wish list.’ Democrats are owning that
3 years, 10 months ago

Republicans call the COVID-19 relief bill a ‘liberal wish list.’ Democrats are owning that

LA Times  

President Biden speaks during an event Monday in the East Room of the White House. One measure of the bill’s sweep is a host of provisions Democrats have long sought — on topics including health insurance premiums, child care and pensions — that would amount to major pieces of legislation on their own. But on the COVID bill, he has …

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