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Wyden, Merkley outline items in COVID-19 relief, year-end funding bills
(Update: Adding Merkley, Wyden statements on provisions in relief, year-end-funding bills, expanded Employee Retention Tax Credit) Whether or not you can feed your family should not depend on Mitch McConnell
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement late Sunday on the unemployment insurance benefits provisions in the COVID relief package:
“Congress is poised to avert financial catastrophe for millions of families, but let’s be clear, this is not the bill I would have written. Help for those who are jobless through no fault of their own is too small because Mitch McConnell insisted on breaks for his powerful friends that are too big.
Friday, December 18, 2020
This Week’s Dose
Congress is close to a deal to fund the government as well as provide further coronavirus (COVID-19) relief, although work will continue over the weekend. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, and is expected to
Congress
Congress Expected to Finalize $900 Billion in COVID-19 Relief. House and Senate lawmakers are reportedly nearing a deal on COVID-19 relief and stimulus legislation that resembles a proposal introduced by the bipartisan bicameral working group earlier this week. The bill is expected to include direct grants to states and localities and funding for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support vaccine distribution, along with funding for states for testing and contact tracing efforts, and additional money for the Provider Relief Fund (PRF). The bill is also expected to include additional funding for the Paycheck Protection Program to