NEW JERSEY (WABC) We now know how New Jersey will benefit from the $1.9 trillion dollar COVID relief bill that was signed into law by President Joe Biden Thursday.
More than $10.2 billion is heading to New Jersey to help the state comeback financially after a year of battling the coronavirus.
Gov. Phil Murphy was joined by Sens. Bob Menendez and Cory Booker in Elizabeth Friday morning to discuss how billions in federal funding are being allocated to the state.
The $6 billion we will be receiving from the American Rescue Plan means:
Shots in arms
Emergency rental relief
Support for our frontline workers
President Joe Biden has signed a sweeping pandemic relief package over Republican opposition that provides direct payments of up to $1,400, extends emergency unemployment benefits and boosts spending for COVID-19 vaccines.
President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, meaning $1,400 stimulus payments should hit people's bank accounts this weekend, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki.
President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, meaning $1,400 stimulus payments should hit people's bank accounts this weekend, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki.
President Joe Biden signed the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, meaning $1,400 stimulus payments should hit people's bank accounts this weekend, according to White House press secretary Jen Psaki.