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This morning Chuck Shumer requested to be on and listed all of the things the Democrats want in the next stimulus -- the same stimulus that Trump, McConnell and Graham have declared "dead on arrival".
Chuck wanted to get the word out, this is why he was on Joe's show. Joe went ballistic about the GOP's non cooperation and gave a list of senators and their numbers. Chuck said they always talk tough but inevitably bow to public pressure.
He also wanted to discuss the "Heroes Act", which includes Student Loan Forgiveness, Expansion of CARES Act Protections, Fixes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and Direct Payments and Unemployment Benefits.
The bill includes, according to a summary:
Nearly $1 trillion in relief for state and local governments
A second round of direct payments of $1,200 per person, and up to $6,000 for a household
About $200 billion for hazard pay for essential workers who face heightened health risks during the crisis
$75 billion for coronavirus testing and contact tracing — a key effort to restart businesses
An extension of the $600 per week federal unemployment insurance benefit through January (the provision approved in March is set to expire after July)
$175 billion in rent, mortgage and utility assistance
Subsidies and a special Affordable Care Act enrollment period to people who lose their employer-sponsored health coverage
More money for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, including a 15% increase in the maximum benefit
Measures designed to buoy small businesses and help them keep employees on payroll, such as $10 billion in emergency disaster assistance grants and a strengthened employee retention tax credit
Money for election safety during the pandemic and provisions to make voting by mail easier
Relief for the U.S. Postal Service
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