Action Alert: COVID-19 Relief Bill In The House Next Week – Call Your Member of Congress
House Democrats took another step Friday in their effort to advance a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, releasing the full bill text, which includes an increase in the federal minimum wage to$15 per hour, $1,400 direct checks for Americans making $75,000 or less a year, an extension of $400 federal unemployment benefits and more money for small businesses struggling amid the pandemic. Advertisement The legislation, which had already been passed in pieces out of individual committees, was packaged together by the House Budget Committee. The panel will take up the bill Monday and it is expec...
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