Here is what this bill contains:

  • Up to $600 direct payments for each adult and each child under the age of 17
  • Up to $300 per week supplement to all workers receiving unemployment benefits
  • 11 weeks of extra unemployment benefits
  • Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program for gig workers
  • $284 billion for another round of Paycheck Protection Program funding to support small businesses
  • $82 billion for schools
  • $8.75 billion for vaccine distribution
  • $25 billion for rent assistance 
  • A one-month moratorium on evictions; President Biden can extend in the new year if necessary
  • Increased food stamp benefits by 15%
  • $10 billion for the U.S. Postal Service
  • $10 billion for child care providers
  • $250 million for the Head Start program\

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By Stephen Krauchick

DoingItLocal is run by Steve Krauchick. Steve has always had interest with breaking news even as an early teen, opting to listen to the Watergate hearings instead of top 40 on the radio. His interest in news spread to become the communities breaking news leader in Connecticut’s Fairfield County. He strongly believes that the public has right to know what is happening in their backyard and that government needs to be transparent. Steve also likes promoting local businesses.

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