Thread by @WhiteHouse

President Biden’s American Rescue Plan is a bold, comprehensive legislative package that will provide direct relief to Americans, contain COVID-19, and rescue the economy. Check out the thread below for a breakdown of what’s in the bill.

1 in 3 households are struggling to pay for usual household expenses through no fault of their own. The American Rescue Plan will complete the $2,000 stimulus checks with direct $1,400 payments — delivering much-needed relief to people across the country.

If Congress fails to act, more than 11 million people will start to lose unemployment insurance benefits on March 14. The American Rescue Plan will extend and expand unemployment insurance and provide a weekly $400 supplement.

Right now, over 10 million children don’t have enough to eat. The American Rescue Plan will supplement existing food programs like SNAP to help ensure no child in America goes hungry.

Across the country, millions of Americans are struggling to keep a roof over their head. The American Rescue Plan will provide $40 billion in housing assistance to ensure no one loses their home in the middle of this pandemic.

The American Rescue Plan will provide a much-needed emergency financial boost for parents. That means if you’re a parent with a kid over six you’ll get an additional $1,000. If your kid is under six, you’ll get an additional $1,600.

The American Rescue Plan will help safely reopen our nation’s K-8 schools by reducing class sizes and modifying spaces to create safe learning environments. It’ll provide the resources needed to get children back in school and parents back to work.

The American Rescue Plan will launch a bold national vaccination program to make vaccines free and accessible for every American, end supply shortages, set up community vaccination sites, and distribute vaccines equitably.

The American Rescue Plan will triple the number of community health jobs — helping to contain the virus by scaling tracing capacity and ensuring every American who wants a COVID-19 test will be able to get one.

The American Rescue Plan will incentivize companies to provide paid sick leave to their employees — because no one should have to choose between their health and a paycheck.

Countless small businesses across the country are on the brink of closing their doors. The American Rescue Plan will provide grants to struggling businesses — helping them stay open and emerge stronger from this pandemic.

The bottom line is American families, workers, states, and schools are struggling and deserve immediate relief. The risk isn’t that we do too much — it’s that we don’t do enough.