Need both democrats and republicans to come together to get this legislation the legislation completed and it looks like its on its way but we need both and it should be for people that are working for the workers and if you look and you see we have a lot of people that are affected by that and its a very positive development so we have to get a bipartisan approval of that and hopefully that will happen today the department of education is also announcing the availability of more than 6000000000 dollars in emergency Grant Funding to assist College Students impacted by the cancellation of classes and the suspension of housing. A lot of people had. A lot of things suspended housing is one of them previously we waive student loan payments for 6 months of student loan payments have been waived for 6 months and will discuss it after that may go further although this medical war separated our citizens for a period of time its also united our entire nation i think i can say like almost never
But its not coming just yet. So we do have an edition of the beat lined up for you tonight. I am ari melber anchoring. Here is the context right now. 6. 6 million more people filed for unemployment in america today. If youre count, and many of us are, many People Living through this aspect of the adversity of this pandemic, the threeweek total is now 17 Million People, the Unemployment Rate has shot up to 13 . We are now officially living through the worst Economic Times as measured since the great depression. Meanwhile, the United States senate has failed to reach a deal to approve a new type of Coronavirus Relief bill. Leaders mcconnell and schumer accusing each other of basically making this political as the recess plays out and there is preparation to try to deal with the overhang and the economic problems. We also have an update on the nature of the coronavirus around the country, including the problems in new york, which remains the epicenter. But i want to bring in, as we so oft
The new unemployment numbers here indicate more than six and a half Million People, more people, applied for jobless benefits last week. Thats almost 17 Million People over the last three weeks. About one in ten americans has lost her job in the past three weeks. The president s request for a 250 billion to supplement his Paycheck Protection Program hit a snag in the senate today over demands from the democrats that minority owned businesses be protected and also, pushing for a bigger package proposed by the democrats. They ended up blocking the Small Business loan expansion of 250 billion today. Stocks shot up today though, the Federal Reserve prepared to provide more than 2 trillion in new loans to businesses, governments and households. Correspondent Kristin Fisher starts us off tonight with more on the president s Economic Strategy from the north lot of the white house. Good evening. Good evening. For the very first time tonight in order to be in the room for tonights briefing you
Republican leaders in the Louisiana Legislature started to push last week for Louisiana to join a new federal summer food program for needy children, even after GOP Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration and K-12 schools chief Cade Brumley declined to participate months ago. Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, and state Rep. Jack McFarland, R-Jonesboro, said they […] The post Lawmakers push Landry administration to join children’s summer food program appeared first on Louisiana Illuminator.
With newborn babies and their moms dying in Louisiana at some of the highest rates in the developed world, lawmakers are considering bills that would expand health care services to