December 22, 2020 By Mike Kruzman / news@whmi.com
Livingston Countyâs representative in the U.S. House is sharing her thoughts on the newly passed COVID relief package.
Congress passed $900-billion relief package Monday that will extend federal unemployment benefits, provide a $600 per person and child direct stimulus payment, and add more than a quarter-trillion dollars to the Paycheck Protection Program for starters. 8th District Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin voted in favor of the relief, giving credit to the Problems Solvers Caucus in Washington that she is a part of. The caucus is comprised of 25 Democrats and 25 Republicans.
In a release, which is attached, the Holly Democrat said that bi-partisan caucus refused to go home for Christmas without a deal, and that it was their former bill that jump-started negotiations and served as the basis for the package that was passed. Slotkin said the emergency relief is designed to be a bridge that