The Covid Downturn May Cut Social Security Benefits for Some Whether That Will Be Fixed Is Uncertain nbcwashington.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nbcwashington.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
With the backing of three-quarters
of the U.S. public but not a single Republican member of
Congress, the House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a
$1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that would send
direct payments to around 280 million people, extend
emergency unemployment
programs, slash child poverty in half with a year-long
expansion
of the child tax credit, and boost funding for vaccine
distribution.
The legislation, dubbed the American
Rescue Plan, now heads to President Joe Biden s desk. The
president, who is expected
to sign the bill into law on Friday, said
over the weekend that eligible
Americans can expect to start receiving direct relief
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Known for his poise, intellect, and influence until his death in October 2019, Elijah Cummings was one of the most respected figures in contemporary politics, a politician who held fast to his beliefs but was not afraid to reach across the aisle in the name of friendship and progress. Since his earliest days in government through his time as a representative and chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, he proved his abilities as a politician who could operate at the highest levels of democracy, serving the people of Baltimore and illustrating the importance of working with and for the underdog.
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