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BREAKING:

“We are proud to have reached an agreement with the Administration to resolve outstanding challenges, and now will soon pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” Nancy Pelosi writes to all House Democrats.
Bipartisan deal includes paid emergency leave with two weeks of paid sick leave and up to three months of paid family and medical leave, Pelosi said.

Also: free coronavirus testing for anyone who needs it incl uninsured, unemployment benefits and nutrition security provisions.
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Statement from @JessAnderson2 on the final House coronavirus agreement as outlined in H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

heritageaction.com/press/heritage…
(2/8) "Speaker Nancy Pelosi took advantage of the unfolding coronavirus health crisis to attempt to jam through legislation containing a long-standing liberal policy agenda. Republican leaders..."
(3/8) "...in the House stood firm and successfully coordinated with the White House to move this legislation in a direction that better meets the needs of Americans without increasing the federal government’s footprint in their lives or increasing spending permanently."
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What's in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act”?

$500 million for WIC
$400 million for “Commodity Assistance Program”

If a school is closed for 5 consecutive days families that get free school meals will have their benefits raised by at least the same amount as the meals
During fiscal year 2020, the Secretary of Agriculture may purchase commodities for emergency distribution in any area of the United States during a public health emergency designation.
"unlimited funding."
$100,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 2021, shall be available for the Secretary of Agriculture to provide grants to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa for nutrition assistance in response to a COVID–19.....
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Today, we will pass the Families First Coronavirus Response Act after reaching an agreement with the Administration. This legislation builds on the action that House Democrats took last week to put #FamiliesFirst with our strong, bipartisan $8.3 billion emergency funding package.
#FamiliesFirst is about testing, testing, testing. To stop the spread of the virus, we have secured free #coronavirus testing for everyone who needs a test, including the uninsured.
For families’ economic security, #FamiliesFirst secures paid emergency leave with two weeks of paid sick leave and up to three months of paid family and medical leave. We have also secured enhanced Unemployment insurance for those who lose their jobs.
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NEW: Nancy Pelosi has announced her coronavirus bill, to vote today

‘The Families First Coronavirus Response Act’

:: Free test for everyone who needs it

:: Stronger unemployment insurance

:: Help getting food to 10s of millions of kids on cheap/free school meals
Also...

:: 2 weeks paid sick leave / families medical leave for those affected
Public announcement means she has the numbers in the House to pass.

Qu now is whether the Republican-held Senate will pass in full or not.

(Paid sick leave reportedly a key debating point).
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speaker.gov/newsroom/31120…

The House Families First Coronavirus response:

Free coronavirus testing for everyone who needs a test, including the uninsured;

Paid emergency leave with both 14 days of paid sick leave and up to three months of paid family and medical leave;
Enhanced Unemployment Insurance, a first step that will extend protections to furloughed workers;

Strengthened food security initiatives, including SNAP, student meals, seniors nutrition and food banks;
Clear protections for frontline workers, including health care workers and other workers who are in contact with those who have been exposed or are responsible for cleaning at-risk places;

Increased federal funds for Medicaid, as states face increased costs.
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Good morning.

The House Oversight Committee wants answers and they want them now on why broad testing for #coronavirus has yet to take place. Lawmakers will also scrutinize how tests are paid for, the role of insurers and more.
Hearing begins today at 930AM ET.
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On March 3, the Cmte sent a letter to CDC director Robert Redfield requesting the following breakdown on coronavirus cases. ⬇️
The letter in full available here: documentcloud.org/documents/6807…
There have been lingering questions over how CDC has reported its data and for a time, the agency yanked coronavirus test rate reports off of its website altogether. Yesterday, dir. Redfield vowed that CDC would restore reporting online.
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