Latest COVID relief bill expands aid for 3.9 million Texans living in poverty
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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Biden s signature $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill passed the Senate 50-49 on Saturday following a more than 25-hour marathon of amendment votes completed after Democrats settled an intra-party dispute over unemployment aid. Photographer: Shaw Thew/EPA/BloombergShawn Thew / BloombergShow MoreShow Less
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Military personnel help facilitate the administration of a vaccine to prevent COVID-19 at the FEMA-run mass vaccination site at NRG Park on Monday, March 8, 2021, in Houston.Mark Mulligan, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Biden plan a powerful change for poor US children
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The United States Senate passed the American Rescue Plan on Saturday on strict party lines. While different from its counterpart in the House which included a provision to increase the minimum wage, the Senate version is similar in that no Republicans voted for it.
The $1.9 trillion relief bill includes $1400 stimulus checks per individual or dependent, extends the unemployment insurance supplement at $300 per week until September, broadens the eligibility for the Child Tax Credit and increases its payouts, and provides steps toward student loan forgiveness.
Texas is set to receive $27 billion from the stimulus package with almost $17 billion going to the state government and $10 billion to local governments. Both Senators from Texas, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn voted against the bill.