Posted on 03/15/2020 9:20:37 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Vice President Mike Pence, who heads the nation’s coronavirus response task force, told reporters Saturday that the emergency relief plan backed by President Donald Trump and passed by the House early Saturday will protect the most vulnerable American workers during the outbreak.
“You need not be concerned if you’re an hourly wage earner in America,” Pence said at a March 14 press conference. “You need not be concerned about staying home. If you’re sick, stay home. You’re not going to miss a paycheck.”
Pence said the bill, called “Families First Coronavirus Response Act” (pdf), contains a range of measures to shield Americans from the economic fallout of the pandemic.
“This also provides funding and flexibility to ensure that senior citizens, women, children, and low-income families have access to emergency nutritional assistance, and it incentivizes states to ease access to employment benefits,” Pence said.
The bill, which passed the House 363-40 early Saturday, includes a range of initiatives to aid in response efforts, including free coronavirus testing for all Americans and enhanced food assistance programs for those in need, and additional funds to states that experience a 10 percent increase in unemployment.
President Donald Trump said at the March 14 press briefing that the bill was the result of a “very, very bipartisan” process, adding that the “new legislative package […] will provide strong support for American families and communities in dealing with the coronavirus.”
The bill now heads to the Senate, which could vote on it as early as Monday.
Anything except a return of your money. All taxes in full effect and collectable.
Sounds like the left got every dollar they dreamed of except abortion. More free stuff for those already receiving the bulk of free stuff.
But does it support Abortion? That is what America really needs. /s
And destroys the economy and thousands of small businesses. Recession and swamp run Joe will be in charge,
I just love it how some Freepers want people to fend for themselves.
They forget we’re in an election year. The politics surrounding the coronavirus response matters.
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