GOP coronavirus plan includes another $1,200 check, cuts unemployment benefit to $200
4 years, 5 months ago

GOP coronavirus plan includes another $1,200 check, cuts unemployment benefit to $200

LA Times  

Senate Republicans on Monday rolled out the major pieces of a $1-trillion economic relief plan that would provide a second round of $1,200 coronavirus stimulus payments to many American adults and slash enhanced federal unemployment payments from $600 a week to $200. On the $600 federal unemployment benefits that many laid-off workers have been relying on for months, Republicans would cut the subsidy to $200 a week through September. “Half the Republicans are going to vote no to any Phase 4 package,” Graham said on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures.” “That’s just a fact.” Negotiations are widely expected to stretch into next week or beyond, past the expiration of some current benefits, such as the $600 in unemployment, which expires Friday. “Even if equitable standards can be developed, the idea of requiring states to run a federal supplement program that calculates a different amount for more than 30 million jobless workers receiving some form of unemployment benefit will layer additional processing time and bureaucracy onto a system that is already crumbling under the weight of unprecedented demand,” said George Wentworth, a 35-year veteran of the Connecticut Labor Department who is doing work for the National Employment Law Project.

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'Chomping at the bit': Analyst claims Republican just showed rush to slash Social Security
1 month ago

'Chomping at the bit': Analyst claims Republican just showed rush to slash Social Security

Raw Story  

Republicans are already revealing their eagerness to cut earned benefits for millions of Americans, if one House Republican is to be believed. In a recent interview with Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo, Rep. Richard McCormick said that he aims to convince his fellow lawmakers that "hard decisions" need to be made about Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid if his party …

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 …

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 …

Democrats laud $4B bill pay; GOP says jobless fund shorted
2 years, 9 months ago

Democrats laud $4B bill pay; GOP says jobless fund shorted

Associated Press  

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Democrats in Springfield are celebrating approval of legislation that wipes out $4.1 billion in debt. J.B. Pritzker OK’d a package that significantly reduces the state tab in the pandemic-battered Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund, wipes out $898 million in unpaid obligations to employee group health insurance, puts up $230 million — the missing state portion of the College …

Key details of the Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure plan
3 years, 5 months ago

Key details of the Senate’s bipartisan infrastructure plan

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Wednesday night, 67-32, to take up a nearly $1 trillion national infrastructure plan after President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators reached agreement on major provisions of the package. — $55 billion for water and wastewater infrastructure, including funding to replace all of the nation’s service lines using lead pipe. And here’s a …

GOP Governors Who Blasted COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Now Take Credit For The Funds
3 years, 5 months ago

GOP Governors Who Blasted COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Now Take Credit For The Funds

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A number of Republican governors who criticized Democrats’ COVID-19 relief plan are now happily distributing the money around their states, touting the benefits and taking credit. “The Governor supported many aspects of the bill, including targeted funds for vaccine distribution and flexible dollars to states, and opposed other aspects, including the funding formula that unfairly hurt states …

Unemployment benefits: Louisiana will be the first Democrat-led state to end $300-a-week benefit early
3 years, 6 months ago

Unemployment benefits: Louisiana will be the first Democrat-led state to end $300-a-week benefit early

CNN  

CNN — Louisiana will stop paying the $300-a-week federal boost to pandemic unemployment benefits at the end of July – the first Democrat-led state to drop the assistance. John Bel Edwards on Wednesday signed a bill that terminates the federal enhancement early in exchange for increasing the maximum state unemployment benefit by $28 to $275 a week, starting in 2022. …

Republican Governors Cutting Federal Unemployment Benefits For 4 Million
3 years, 7 months ago

Republican Governors Cutting Federal Unemployment Benefits For 4 Million

Huff Post  

Four million workers will start losing unemployment benefits next month as Republican governors opt out of federal benefit programs enacted in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Sarah Brown of Brownsburg, Indiana, gets $469 per week ― $169 in federal long-term benefits for workers who’ve exhausted their state benefits, plus the extra $300. “I don’t care if it’s full time or …

Over a dozen GOP governors plan to snatch back unemployment insurance early
3 years, 7 months ago

Over a dozen GOP governors plan to snatch back unemployment insurance early

Salon  

An increasing number of Republican-led states are calling an end to unemployment insurance in an effort to bolster employment, despite lacking any clear evidence that the federal benefits are causing what much of the business sector has said is a "labor shortage." "Incentives matter, and the vast expansion of federal unemployment benefits is now doing more harm than good," Gianforte …

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 …

Americans to begin receiving new stimulus checks from this weekend, White House says
3 years, 9 months ago

Americans to begin receiving new stimulus checks from this weekend, White House says

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. Read our privacy policy The federal government will begin distributing $1,400 direct payments to …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Coronavirus | Biden’s 'transformative' COVID-19 rescue plan on cusp of passing Congress
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | Biden’s 'transformative' COVID-19 rescue plan on cusp of passing Congress

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden's massive relief plan is on the verge clearing Congress with a final vote Wednesday, offering a lifeline for millions of American families and businesses and stimulating an economy digging out from the coronavirus pandemic. If it makes it to his desk, Mr. Biden — who made the American Rescue Plan his top legislative priority — could sign …

COVID bill to deliver big health insurance savings for many
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID bill to deliver big health insurance savings for many

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Several million people stand to save hundreds of dollars in health insurance costs, or more, under the Democratic coronavirus relief legislation on track to pass Congress. Taken together, the components of the coronavirus bill represent the biggest expansion of federal help for health insurance since the Obama-era Affordable Care Act more than 10 years ago. “Over the weekend, …

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 …

COVID bill to deliver big health insurance savings for many
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID bill to deliver big health insurance savings for many

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Several million people stand to save hundreds of dollars in health insurance costs, or more, under the Democratic coronavirus relief legislation on track to pass Congress. Taken together, the components of the coronavirus bill represent the biggest expansion of federal help for health insurance since the Obama-era Affordable Care Act more than 10 years ago. “Over the weekend, …

Covid Relief Bill: $1,400 stimulus checks could go out as soon as soon as Biden signs bill this week
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid Relief Bill: $1,400 stimulus checks could go out as soon as soon as Biden signs bill this week

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden said Monday that he was eager to sign the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill that the House of Representatives is expected to pass Tuesday. Biden made the comment during a visit to a vaccination site at the Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that she didn't know whether President …

What’s in the $1.9 trillion US COVID-19 stimulus package?
3 years, 10 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 …

Coronavirus | Joe Biden’s COVID-19 rescue plan clears crucial Senate hurdle
3 years, 10 months ago

Coronavirus | Joe Biden’s COVID-19 rescue plan clears crucial Senate hurdle

The Hindu  

The U.S. Senate on Saturday voted to approve a $1.9 trillion relief package that President Joe Biden vows will revive the country's pandemic-stricken economy, capping hours of debate, frenzied negotiations and a marathon overnight voting session. "I promised the American people help was on the way," said Mr. Biden in an address from the White House, after the plan was …

Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill
3 years, 10 months ago

Senate Passes $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill

Huff Post  

Senators worked overnight through Saturday morning to get through a deluge of Republican amendments to the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package, which passed the Senate on Saturday. Alex Wong/Getty Images The Senate has passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, the American Rescue Plan, with $1,400 direct payments to many Americans, a $300 weekly unemployment benefit until September …

Senate Works Through Night On Path To Pass Historic COVID-19 Aid
3 years, 10 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 …

Senate Dems strike jobless aid deal, relief bill OK in sight
3 years, 10 months ago

Senate Dems strike jobless aid deal, relief bill OK in sight

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Senate leaders and moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin struck a deal late Friday over emergency jobless benefits, breaking a logjam that had stalled the party’s showpiece $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The House approved a relief bill last weekend that included $400 weekly jobless benefits — on top of regular state payments — through August. As the day …

Democrats Reach Deal On Unemployment Benefits In COVID-19 Relief Bill
3 years, 10 months ago

Democrats Reach Deal On Unemployment Benefits In COVID-19 Relief Bill

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats have conceded to Sen. Joe Manchin’s demands on enhanced unemployment insurance, agreeing to smaller benefits for unemployed Americans after a nine-hour stalemate on the Senate floor. Manchin, a key swing vote, abruptly halted the passage of the $1.9 trillion proposal Friday, throwing Democrats into chaos by threatening to vote for a Republican amendment on the bill …

US Senate narrowly passes $1.9 trillion COVID relief legislation
3 years, 10 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 …

Senate passes $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic relief bill
3 years, 10 months ago

Senate passes $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic relief bill

LA Times  

The Senate passed a $1.9-trillion COVID-19 relief package Saturday, scaling back unemployment benefits approved by the House and narrowing the number of Americans who receive $1,400 payments in an effort to mollify centrist Democrats and get a bill to President Biden as early as next week. After some surprise last-minute haggling Friday between moderates and progressives, Senate Democrats passed the …

WH says relief checks to go to most who got December payment
3 years, 10 months ago

WH says relief checks to go to most who got December payment

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Roughly 98% of U.S. households …

Dems tighten relief benefits, firm up support for virus bill
3 years, 10 months ago

Dems tighten relief benefits, firm up support for virus 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. Read our privacy policy President Joe Biden and Democrats agreed to tighten eligibility limits …

Covid-19 relief plan: Here’s what’s you’ll get in the Senate stimulus bill
3 years, 10 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 …

US House approves Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan
3 years, 10 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 …

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 Enlarge this image toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP One of the key aims of President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill is to send money to people who were already at risk of falling behind on bills or slipping into poverty. Democrats say the relief bill set …

Covid relief bill: The House is set for a historic down payment on Biden’s legacy
3 years, 10 months ago

Covid relief bill: The House is set for a historic down payment on Biden’s legacy

CNN  

CNN — At any other time, the imminent House passage of a gargantuan $1.9 trillion bill that addresses many of the foundational goals of a new presidency would be regarded as a smashing victory for a White House only six weeks into a first term. Yet even without the minimum wage provision, the legislation is already defining the politics running …

GOP Rep. Mace Says COVID-19 Relief Plan Is A Spending Spree
3 years, 10 months ago

GOP Rep. Mace Says COVID-19 Relief Plan Is A Spending Spree

NPR  

GOP Rep. Mace Says COVID-19 Relief Plan Is A Spending Spree As the House moves closer to voting on the Biden administration's relief bill, GOP Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina talks to NPR's Rachel Martin about objections to the $1.9 trillion price tag. Even in this package still today, we have - you know, I don't think if you're …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Dems propose $1,400 payments as part of Biden virus relief
3 years, 11 months ago

Dems propose $1,400 payments as part of Biden virus relief

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Monday proposed an additional $1,400 in direct payments to individuals as Congress began piecing together a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that tracks President Joe Biden’s plan for battling the pandemic and reviving a still staggering economy. Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee would expand tax credits for families with children, for lower-earning people …

Treasury secretary Yellen says Biden's plan could restore full employment by 2022
3 years, 11 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 eager to ‘act fast’ on $1.9T plan even without Republicans
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden eager to ‘act fast’ on $1.9T plan even without Republicans

Al Jazeera  

United States President Joe Biden warned that Americans are hurting too badly to wait for partisan negotiations as Friday’s weak jobs report shows the country’s recovery is at real risk of stalling. President Joe Biden gave his strongest indication yet that he will push for his $1.9 trillion Covid relief plan without Republican support, saying that a weak jobs report …

Letters to the Editor: Joe Biden needs to tell Republicans to get out of his way on COVID relief
3 years, 11 months ago

Letters to the Editor: Joe Biden needs to tell Republicans to get out of his way on COVID relief

LA Times  

To the editor: President Biden has to do something right now. Our problems now include a sputtering economy, poor race relations, too many voters believing made-up conspiracy theories and lies, hate groups growing and arming for revolution, a dysfunctional government, and a virus that’s mutating. Small looks like compromise, like doing a little something here and a little something there. …

Democrats Determined To Avoid Their Old Mistakes With Big COVID-19 Stimulus
3 years, 11 months ago

Democrats Determined To Avoid Their Old Mistakes With Big COVID-19 Stimulus

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The last time the U.S. economy suffered a crisis and needed an injection from the federal government, the Democratic Party was fighting with itself over how big rescue legislation should be. He has to not get bogged down in negotiations.” Claire McCaskill, a former moderate Democratic senator from Missouri who was also around in 2009, tweeted on …

Biden, Yellen Say GOP COVID-19 Aid Too Small, Democrats Push On
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden, Yellen Say GOP COVID-19 Aid Too Small, Democrats Push On

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden panned a Republican alternative to his $1.9 trillion COVID rescue plan as insufficient as Senate Democrats pushed ahead, voting to launch a process that could approve his sweeping rescue package on their own, if Republicans refuse to support it. As the White House reaches for a bipartisan bill, Democrats marshaled their ever-slim …

Biden tells House Democrats to ‘stick together’ in Covid-19 relief push, signals willingness to narrow stimulus checks
3 years, 11 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, …

Democrats Ditch $600 Unemployment Boost
3 years, 11 months ago

Democrats Ditch $600 Unemployment Boost

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Democrats have given up on giving unemployed workers an extra $600 per week in unemployment benefits as part of a new COVID-19 relief package. Biden’s campaign website said he would “work with Congress to extend the boosted unemployment benefits for however long this crisis lasts.” House Democrats included a $600 increase as part of the $2 trillion …

Biden and GOP senators offer competing COVID-19 relief plans
3 years, 11 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 …

Biden announces USD 1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus plan to revive US economy
3 years, 11 months ago

Biden announces USD 1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus plan to revive US economy

The Hindu  

US President-elect Joe Biden has announced a USD 1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package to tackle the economic fallout from the pandemic, including direct financial aid to average Americans, support to businesses and to provide a boost to the national vaccination programme. The relief package, announced on Thursday, includes USD 415 billion focused on combating the COVID-19 pandemic, over USD 1 …

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