The new GOP plan includes another check for Americans and continued help for the unemployed.
Dubbed the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability protection, and Schools Act, or HEALS Act, the legislation is expected to kick off serious negotiations with House Democrats who in May passed their own Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, or HEROES Act, projected to cost $3 trillion.
"We have produced a tailored and targeted draft that will cut right to the heart of three distinct crises facing our country: getting kids back in school, getting workers back to work and winning the health care fight against the virus," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said on the Senate floor.Another round of $1,200 checks for individuals , with more support for adult dependents.
A continued federal supplement to state unemployment insurance. The weekly amount is “eight times what Democrats put in place when they controlled the White House and Congress during the Great Recession," McConnell said.$16 billion to expand state testing with an emphasis on schools, child care facilities and nursing homes.Freezing 2021 Medicare premiums at 2020 levels.Liability protections for medical workers, schools, and employers.
"There is significant resistance to yet another trillion dollars," Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, told reporters on Capitol Hill."The answer to these challenges will not simply be shoveling cash out of Washington. The answer to these challenges will be getting people back to work. ... As it stands now, I think it's likely that you'll see a number of Republicans in opposition to this bill and expressing serious concerns."Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
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