#NEW Joe Biden unveils his $1.9T stimulus proposal, the American Rescue Plan:
-$1,400 stimulus checks
-$400 federal expansion of unemployment
-$15 federal minimum wage
-$350 billion state and local government aid
-$170 billion for K-12 schools and higher education
-$50 billion for Covid-19 testing
-$20 billion toward a national vaccine program
-extend federal eviction and foreclosure protections until Sept
-make the Child Tax Credit fully refundable for the year and increase the credit to $3,000 per child ($3,600 for a child under 6)
#MORE Addressing steep price of plan, Biden says "I know what I described does not come cheaply but failure to do so will cost us dearly.”
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The final night of the Republican National Convention is underway, leading up to President Trump's speech to accept the Republican nomination to run for re-election.
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RNC begins with a video by @GOPLeader Kevin McCarthy detailing the accomplishments for Americans under the Trump Administration
Ja'Ron Smith -- Deputy Assistant to the President and the highest ranking black official in the White House -- speaks at the Republican National Convention