New York gives $250M in COVID benefits to excluded workers
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York has doled out $250 million so far from a $2 billion fund...
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York has doled out $250 million so far from a $2 billion fund...
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Have in new york and in california, for these excelsior passes. that's the approach for massachusetts. >> julian, we just heard from the alabama governor who said, you know, it's irresponsible for people to not get vaccinated at this point. do you think from some of these lawmakers and leaders it's too little, too late? >> you know, look, i think every little bit helps to get folks vaccinated. you know, clearly there was some pretty irresponsible behavior across the country among the republican party and others really not in promoting this sooner but from a new england and massachusetts perspe...
I think that this is a big downpayment. it's big momentum. and we're very proud of having put our priorities forward and fought for them, some of which weren't in the original families plan proposal including medicare expansion. the second piece is we're going to continue to fight for everything that we laid out. we understand that we're not going to get the level of investment that i had hoped that we were going to get. but it's never been about the top-line number. it's always been about what are we going to deliver to people. can we say to americans that we really are going to give them the...