Concerns over what got stuffed into the stimulus bill and what is missing
By: Alicia Nieves
and last updated 2020-12-24 14:35:59-05
The latest stimulus package passed by Congress is one of the longest bills to be pushed so quickly through the Senate and the House. The final bill was handed to lawmakers just hours before they voted on it.
âThis bill is too long, too complicated,â said Thea Lee, president of the Economic Policy Institute (EPI).
EPI expects the $900-billion package will provide an instant jolt to our economy by extending unemployment benefits and enhancing them by $300 a week. It also includes a $600 stimulus check for millions of Americans and $25 billion for housing and eviction protection.
If you get a gift card or cash for Christmas and you need some electronics, we ve got a money saving idea for you.
Everyone loves to unwrap a new gift, but if you want to save money, look to the refurbished market.
You can find all sorts of products that have been refurbished and are now for sale.
Some of the products were never even used, but they were returned and now are being sold at a discount.
Phones are a big one, but they also have noise cancelling headsets, laptop computers and even AirPods.
On one site called TheStore.com, we found Apple AirPods Generation 2 with the charging case selling for $119. A new pair from the Apple Store costs $200.
WASHINGTON (AP) The huge pandemic relief and spending bill includes billions of dollars to promote clean energy such as wind and solar power while sharply reducing over time the use of potent coolants in air conditioners and refrigerators that are considered a major driver of global warming.
The energy and climate provisions, supported by lawmakers from both parties, were hailed as the most significant climate change law in at least a decade. Republicans and Democrats are working together to protect the environment through innovation,” said Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
“This historic agreement includes three separate pieces of legislation that will significantly reduce greenhouse gases, Barrasso said, citing measures that promote technologies to “capture” and store carbon dioxide produced by power and manufacturing plants; reduce diesel emissions in buses and other vehicles; and authorize a 15-year reductio
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Perhaps the most significant climate change laws in a decade are tucked into COVID-19 relief bill
The sprawling legislation also extends tax credits for solar and wind power that are a key part of President-elect Joe Biden s ambitious plan to generate 100 percent clean electricity by 2035.
By MATTHEW DALYAssociated Press
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An aerial view of Lake Powell on the Colorado River along the Arizona-Utah border in September 2019. John Antczak/Associated Press
WASHINGTON The huge pandemic relief and spending bill includes billions of dollars to promote clean energy such as wind and solar power while sharply reducing over time the use of potent coolants in air conditioners and refrigerators that are considered a major driver of global warming.
COVID relief bill takes aim at climate change
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
Posted Dec 22, 2020
FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2019, file photo, is an aerial view of Lake Powell on the Colorado River along the Arizona-Utah border. A set of guidelines for managing the Colorado River helped several states through a dry spell, but it s not enough to keep key reservoirs in the American West from plummeting amid persistent drought and climate change, according to a U.S. report released Friday, Dec. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/John Antczak, File)AP
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By Matthew Daly | The Associated Press
The huge pandemic relief and spending bill includes billions of dollars to promote clean energy such as wind and solar power while sharply reducing over time the use of potent coolants in air conditioners and refrigerators that are considered a major driver of global warming.