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“American Rescue Plan, includes familiar stimulus measures w/the goal of sustaining families & firms until vaccines are widely distributed.The current plan is the first of two major spending initiatives Biden will seek in the first few months.”#Relief /1 cnbc.com/amp/2021/01/14…

Here's what Biden calls for:🇺🇸🇺🇸—Direct payments of $1,400 to most Americans, bringing the total relief to $2,000, including December's $600 payments #stimulusplan #Biden 2/

Here’s what Biden calls for:
🇺🇸🇺🇸Increasing the federal, per-week unemployment benefit to $400 and extending it through the end of September
🇺🇸🇺🇸Increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour 3/ #stimulusplan #Biden

Joe Biden calls for:
🇺🇸🇺🇸Extending the eviction and foreclosure moratoriums until the end of September
🇺🇸🇺🇸$350 billion in state and local government aid
🇺🇸🇺🇸$170 billion for K-12 schools and institutions of higher education #StimulusPlan #Biden 4/

Joe Biden Calls for:
🇺🇸🇺🇸$50 billion toward Covid-19 testing
🇺🇸🇺🇸$20 billion toward a national vaccine program in partnership with states, localities and tribes
#StimulusPlan #Biden 5/

Joe Biden calls for;
🇺🇸🇺🇸Making the Child Tax Credit fully refundable for the year and increasing the credit to $3,000 per child ($3,600 for a child under age 6) #StimulusPlan #Biden 6/

“The plan is the first of two major spending initiatives Biden will seek in the first few months of his presidency, according to senior Biden officials.” ~ (cnbc.com) StimulusPlan #Biden #DemFuture 7/

“The second bill, expected in February, will tackle the president-elect's longer-term goals of creating jobs, reforming infrastructure, combating climate change and advancing racial equity.” ~ (cnbc.com) #StimulusPlan #Biden #DemFuture

“Senior Biden officials, who have been working on the stimulus plan for weeks, also confirmed that the president-elect still supports $10,000 in student debt forgiveness. “ ~ (cnbc.com) #StimulusPlan #Biden #DemFuture

“Biden officials said Thursday they are optimistic that the current rescue package has enough in it to make it palatable to lawmakers across the political spectrum and that the president-elect has been consulting congressional allies in recent weeks on the best path to approval.”