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New York Senator Chuck Schumer said the most recent stimulus bill is a survival bill, not a long term plan for economic recovery.
“There’s all different kind of dollars. Is it enough? No. And the thing I most regret is (Mitch) McConnell blocked state and local aid. We have found some other ways to get the localities some aid through education, transportation and vaccine distribution (assistance).”
That includes $5 billion to help New York schools, $4 billion for mass transit systems, and $1.3 billion in rental assistance that will all come through local governments. Schumer adds the unemployment insurance extension will help one million New Yorkers who would have seen benefits dry up next week. He says this is less a stimulus plan and more an emergency survival bill.
Congress has reached agreement on a huge combined fiscal year 2021 omnibus appropriations bill and coronavirus aid package that includes various forms of aid to farmers, an increase of 15% in benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for six months, and other nutrition assistance.
After Congress passed a 24-hour continuing resolution Sunday to fund the government though midnight tonight, the House is expected to vote on the package today.
It’s not yet clear whether the Senate will vote on the package today or whether Congress will pass a week-long continuing resolution to allow the Senate to vote at a more leisurely pace and send the package to President Donald Trump.
Farmers and food processors will get roughly $13 billion from the stimulus bill passed Monday by the House and Senate.
The pandemic relief package, $900 billion overall, includes aid for producers of specialty and field crops, dairy, livestock, and poultry.
The plan authorizes supplemental payments of $20 per acre for corn, soybeans, wheat and other field crops.
Thereâs $1.5 billion to purchase food for distribution to people in need, and $400 million to create a dairy donation program.
The bill has $100 million for Specialty Crop Block Grants, another $100 million for the Local Agriculture Market Program, aid for food processors, and $28 million for farm stress programs administered by states.
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