Stimulus Package Money For Essential Workers

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Stimulus package money for essential workers. Under the senate democrats heroes fund proposal the federal government would step in and give essential workers a raise with additional funding to attract workers to serve as health and home care workers and first responders. Republicans have communicated that they will include another round of 1 200 stimulus checks in the forthcoming senate stimulus package proposal but senate leader mitch mcconnell indicates that he. Unemployment and stimulus reductions the bill reduced the amount in weekly jobless benefits from the 600 that unemployed americans received over the spring and summer.

You all need to re evaluate what all this money is. Nearly four months ago the house passed the heroes act as its version of a fourth coronavirus stimulus package and included within it 200 billion in hazard pay funds for essential workers as well. Essential workers share their pandemic stories.

In march president donald trump signed into law a 2 2 trillion stimulus package the cares act. Actually the bill officially refers to the pay for essential workers as pandemic premium pay here s the deal. Mitch romney r ut introduced a hazard pay proposal in early may that would provide bonuses to essential workers who earn under 90 000 through a refundable tax credit.

The 3 trillion stimulus package specifically sets aside 200 billion for essential workers in the form of hazard pay for essential workers and yes this includes low income workers on the. It is meant to stimulate the economy regardless where we put the money. The trump administration should immediately work with congress to pass a bold premium pay initiative.

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