The U.S. House passed a massive spending bill that will send direct payments to millions of Texans and billions of dollars in aid for state and local governments and schools.
President Joe Biden is expected to sign the measure on Friday. bit.ly/2OdhDjc
President Joe Biden is expected to sign the measure on Friday. bit.ly/2OdhDjc
The bill's scope is sweeping.
Broadly speaking, it will distribute stimulus checks as large $1,400 to millions of Americans, another $350 billion to cities and states that experienced a decline in tax revenue and increase in expenses and $130 billion toward education.
Broadly speaking, it will distribute stimulus checks as large $1,400 to millions of Americans, another $350 billion to cities and states that experienced a decline in tax revenue and increase in expenses and $130 billion toward education.
The bill also funds an additional $300 in unemployment payments per week until early September. bit.ly/2OdhDjc
The original House bill also included a minimum wage hike to $15 per hour, but the Senate parliamentarian ruled out that provision.
We previously reported on what that minimum wage hike would mean to low-income Texas workers: bit.ly/3vbTQR4
We previously reported on what that minimum wage hike would mean to low-income Texas workers: bit.ly/3vbTQR4
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