We don’t have the time to spare, you traitors. People will literally starve while in quarantine or isolation. Nothing can stop what’s coming. Bill in replies. rawstory.com/2020/03/mcconn…
According to House Appropriations Committee Democrats, the legislation:
Requires private health plans to cover coronavirus testing at no cost, and allocates $1 billion for testing for uninsured Americans
Ensures employers with fewer than 500 employees and government employers,
Requires private health plans to cover coronavirus testing at no cost, and allocates $1 billion for testing for uninsured Americans
Ensures employers with fewer than 500 employees and government employers,
offer two weeks of paid sick leave. The provision expires at the end of the year
Requires those same kinds of employers to provide up to 3 months of paid family and medical leave for people forced to quarantine due to the virus or care for children or family members because
Requires those same kinds of employers to provide up to 3 months of paid family and medical leave for people forced to quarantine due to the virus or care for children or family members because
of the outbreak
Offers payroll tax credits for employers providing those leave benefits
Puts $1 billion into emergency state grants for providing unemployment insurance benefits. It includes $500 million for staffing and logistical costs for states, with an additional $500
Offers payroll tax credits for employers providing those leave benefits
Puts $1 billion into emergency state grants for providing unemployment insurance benefits. It includes $500 million for staffing and logistical costs for states, with an additional $500
million reserved for states that see a 10% increase in unemployment
Puts $500 million into food assistance for low-income pregnant women and mothers with young children, $400 million into local food banks and $250 million into a senior nutrition program
Suspends the Supplemental
Puts $500 million into food assistance for low-income pregnant women and mothers with young children, $400 million into local food banks and $250 million into a senior nutrition program
Suspends the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program work requirements for the duration of the crisis
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