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December 21, 2020
The initial reaction by some, what took so long?
“I think it took far too long. I mean we’ve had families struggling for months,” said Michele Gregory, a Salisbury city council member.
Some of the key pieces include more than $284 billion in Paycheck Protection Program loans for small businesses, $300 dollars a week in unemployment benefits, and $600 in individual direct payments if you make under $75,000 a year. A number that some say falls well short of what Americans need.
“You know $600 after all this time is just, that’s nowhere near enough for these families that have been going without,” said Gregory.