Udall, Heinrich Vote For Emergency COVID Relief To New Mexico Families, Small Businesses, Health Care Workers
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Udall, Heinrich Vote To Deliver Emergency COVID Relief To New Mexico Families, Small Businesses, And Health Care Workers
WASHINGTON, – U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) voted to pass a $900 billion emergency COVID-19 relief package that will provide desperately needed assistance to New Mexico families, small businesses, hospitals, and public health systems.
The COVID-19 relief package will extend unemployment benefits; deliver direct payments to millions of American families; provide crucial relief to schools, small businesses, and health care systems; and support the production and distribution of a vaccine.
Passage of federal pandemic aid bill gives Mainers glimmer of hope despite shortcomings
The $900 billion package that passed the House and Senate late Monday includes a $300-per-week unemployment benefit for the next 3 months and $600 stimulus checks for those making up to $75,000.
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Maine workers, small-business owners, public health officials and others are anxiously awaiting the federal coronavirus relief passed by Congress on Monday.
The House passed the $900 billion relief package late Monday night and the Senate follow suit shortly before midnight, sending the compromise package to President Trump’s desk. The bill to enact more federal aid after months of gridlock would extend programs such as enhanced federal unemployment benefits that expire this week.
Oregon Employment Department: Gap in benefits possible for claimants following extension of federal programs
The OED said it is “moving quickly” to make changes and implement the federal relief programs passed by Congress this week. Author: KGW Staff Updated: 2:11 PM PST December 22, 2020
PORTLAND, Ore The Oregon Employment Department (OED) on Tuesday said claimants may experience a gap in benefits “during the time period when CARES Act benefits expire on Dec. 26 and when we can implement the new benefit programs and extensions to existing programs.”
The OED said it is “moving quickly” to make changes and implement the federal relief programs passed by Congress this week.
Bill includes stimulus checks for most Americans but no direct support for the hard-hit restaurant industry
After months of partisan negotiations and stalemates, the U.S. House of Representatives, followed by the Senate hours later, voted to approve the $900 billion COVID-19 relief package on Monday night, which includes $284 billion in another round of Paycheck Protection Program loans. The 5,593-page bill that linked pandemic aid with Congress $1.4 trillion annual spending bill the longest ever passed by Congress, according to the Associated Press arrived on lawmakers desks at 2:00 pm EST, just hours before they were expected to vote on it. The bill now heads to President Trump s desk.
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The Real Estate Board of New York this week welcomed a federal deal on a new stimulus package, but warned it falls short of what the city needs to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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REBNY president James Whelan called the package a “step forward” but said, “State and local aid is needed to account for the ongoing loss of billions in City and State tax revenue that fuels basic government services.
“More rental assistance is needed to protect residential and commercial tenants and property owners who will still struggle to pay their rent or mortgage over the months to come. More infrastructure and transit funding is needed to help kickstart our economy and create more good jobs for New Yorkers.