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Democrats won control of the Senate on Tuesday, and it opens the door for Biden to accomplish more of his policy agenda.
Among the measures include $2,000 stimulus checks for Americans, which was shot down by Republicans.
Reconciliation allows tax-and-spending legislation to be passed with a simple majority vote.
The policy ambitions of President-elect Joe Biden received a major boost over the past 24 hours.
Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock won their Senate runoffs in Georgia on Tuesday, according to projections from Insider and Decision Desk HQ. Now Democrats are poised to control both chambers of Congress and the presidency for the first time in a decade.
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Sammy Nunez, Founder and Executive Director of Fathers & Families of San Joaquin, poses for a portrait in the Brandon Harrison Memorial Garden in Stockton, Calif. on September 23, 2020.
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Editor’s Note: The effects of a warming planet are often easy to see. But in the heart of California, bold activists are demonstrating the impact climate change can have on problems that mark life in Stockton’s troubled neighborhoods. They’re working to turn the city into a model for what others can do as the climate crisis worsens. The key: investing millions of dollars in the most vulnerable communities. This article is another in a collection of stories chronicling the lives of people least able to adapt safely to climate change.
Conservatives agree that direct payments to American families are the most effective way to stimulate economic growth. This idea has strong conservative support from the likes of Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA).
The economic crisis brought on by COVID-19 lockdowns is an existential threat to struggling, working-class Americans. CNBC reports that there likely will be an eviction crisis with North Carolina having an “estimated 300,000 to 400,000 North Carolinians struggling to pay their rent.” Some are calling this an ‘eviction tsunami’ that will hammer families nationwide in 2021. There are also heartbreaking stories of food lines forming during the holidays and a possible 50 million people in America experiencing a food shortage. Direct payments to families will help alleviate some of the pain.