dollar covid relief deal that was struck by senator mitt romney and schumer before senate left on recess. where these two items related? the democrats in particularly know full well, that if they attach the covid relief, to this ukraine aid that could expedite both items. but there s another hang-up. title 42. the policy at the border that was enacted by the trump administrated at the height of the pandemic, in order to give border patrol agents the authority to turn away migrants who could potentially pose a public health risk to those back at home. well, the biden administration deciding to lift that, to rescind that. on may 23rd, republicans want that attached to the covid relief bill. they say it s hypocrisy from the administration to end the pandemic at the border. while requesting money for vaccines and therapeutics back home. i want you to take a listen to it pelosi said yesterday because leadership hasn t made
isolation if they got covid just five days after they tested positive for it. but the director trying to respond to the critics trying to do some clarification today. the fda has authorized these rapid tests for early in the disease, of course the first seven days. they ve clarified or said that these tests are for quality purposes, not quantitative purposes, meaning we can t tell how transmissible you are based on a positive or a negative test. so if one is to take an extra step and perform a test at the end of their five-day isolation period, we wanted to make sure that people understood how they should be interpreted. in new york hospitalizations are at the worst peak since may of 2020 with lines for testing stretching around the block and even still. and then new reporting out from the washington post said lawmakers are in the early stages of discussing, yet another relief deal. a new one this time. targeting the countless businesses that are dealing with so much in this 20-m
investments in that plan that would drive productivity, that would drive growth and over time would see prices decline. but you have lawmakers, and it s not just joe manchin, who say that the covid relief deal pumped too much money into this economy and that build back better would be even worse in that regard. so, yeah, manchin, twice and this appears to be a third time he s doing this. ap he s going o keep doing it. great to see you boat on this thursday morning. coming up, everybody, a new investigation involving the former president, this time from the house oversight committee. why it s looking into 15 boxes of trump white house records the national archives got back from mar-a-lago. but first right now russia and belarus are holding jount military drills, russia s top commander is overseeing them. it is the latest escalation in the massive military buildup at
March 11, 2021
The law includes $1,400 relief checks to many Americans, aid to state and local governments, and an extension to unemployment benefits.
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Americans could start seeing a new round of COVID relief payments in their bank accounts this weekend.
President Biden has signed into law a $1.9 trillion package to help the U.S. fend off the impacts of the pandemic.
The law includes $1,400 relief checks to many Americans plus a wide range of other aid. It also temporarily enhances Obamacare and a child tax credit that could significantly reduce childhood poverty.
Despite universal opposition from Republicans in Congress to this bill, polls suggest strong support from the public.