Despite opposition from all Senate and House Republicans â including Indiana Senators Mike Braun and Todd Young and U.S. Representative Jim Banks â Democrats in Washington are confident their $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill is what America needs now.
The Democratic plan will âget money in the pockets of Americansâ ⦠because âitâs an emergency,â President Biden said last week.
Republicans say the plan is less about COVID relief and more about a long-time Democratic wish list â such as more support for families with children.
Objecting to the price tag, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said the COVID relief bill is a classic example of big government overreach and âreal deficit spending.â The nationâs deficit and debt shot up following President Trumpâs tax cuts and the COVID relief enacted in 2020 but McConnell did not characterize those measures as âreal deficit spending.â
A year into the coronavirus crisis, many high school seniors have dramatically changed their expectations about the future.
A recent survey of high school students found that the likelihood of attending a four-year school sank nearly 20% in the last eight months down to 53%, from 71%, according to ECMC Group, a nonprofit aimed at helping student borrowers.
High schoolers are putting more emphasis on career training and post-college employment, the report found.
More than half said they can achieve professional success with three years or less of college, and just one-fourth believe a four-year degree is the only route to a good job. ECMC Group polled more than 1,000 high school students three times over the last year.
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