Families are anxious to receive their third stimulus check and other badly needed support from the federal government now that President Biden s plan has been approved by Congress. It should be our priority to ensure that neighborhood services families rely on don t get cut or reduced, and to fully restore any that have suffered, especially in historically underserved communities. Funding should also be used to replenish the city s reserves, which have helped us get through the pandemic this past year. What remains should fund one-time programs and projects that create good local jobs in disadvantaged communities, enhance equity and hasten economic recovery citywide, Galperin added.
The House of Representatives is slated to take a final vote Wednesday to approve President Joe Biden's $1.9T COVID relief plan, paving the way for the President to sign his top legislative priority into law and deliver aid to most American households.
The House of Representatives is slated to take a final vote to approve President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID relief plan, paving the way for the President to sign his top legislative priority into law and deliver aid to most American households.
WASHINGTON (KTRK) While the Senate narrowly passed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday, Texas two senators joined their Republican party colleagues in voting against the measure, calling it a waste. This bill is stuffed with pork, with only nine percent of the almost $2 trillion going toward actual and urgent COVID relief, said Sen. Ted Cruz in a statement. Instead of working in a bipartisan manner to open our schools, bring back small businesses, and help struggling Americans get back on their feet, Democrats chose to pander to their radical liberal base with partisan handouts.
Sen. John Cornyn pointed to last year s relief efforts as a moment of unity and said that was missing this time around.