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New York Senator Chuck Schumer said the most recent stimulus bill is a survival bill, not a long term plan for economic recovery.
“There’s all different kind of dollars. Is it enough? No. And the thing I most regret is (Mitch) McConnell blocked state and local aid. We have found some other ways to get the localities some aid through education, transportation and vaccine distribution (assistance).”
That includes $5 billion to help New York schools, $4 billion for mass transit systems, and $1.3 billion in rental assistance that will all come through local governments. Schumer adds the unemployment insurance extension will help one million New Yorkers who would have seen benefits dry up next week. He says this is less a stimulus plan and more an emergency survival bill.