The House of Representatives Monday approved some modifications to the bill that provides aid to people and families affected by the coronavirus, paving the way for a vote in the Senate as early as this week. If the Upper House supports it, as everything seems to indicate, it will be dispatched to the President’s desk. Donald trump for your signiture.
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The bill approved by the Lower House favors low-income pregnant women, the elderly who cannot leave their homes, and workers who lose their jobs due to the crisis caused by the pandemic.
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Specifically, it proposes direct aid to:
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- Low-income mothers or mothers with young children who lose their jobs or are fired due to the crisis.
- Food stamp recipients who may be left without assistance because they lost their jobs to the coronavirus. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) generally requires that people who receive food stamps have employment.
- Food banks serving neighborhoods with financial difficulties.
- Health care workers whose exposure to the virus must be monitored and limited through standards set by federal agencies.
- Older people living in their homes who depend on home delivery of meals through government programs.
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The bill also proposes that Americans have access to free tests for the disease, that displaced workers have access to paid leave; reinforces unemployment insurance benefits and increases federal funds for Medicaid.
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After yet another disastrous day on the stock market, Trump admitted for the first time since the coronavirus crisis began that the US economy “could be” heading into a recession.
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Modifications to the ‘Families First’ legal bill were unanimously approved in approximately 24 hours in the House of Representatives, although Texas Republican Louis Gohmert pointed out his opposition at first, but later parked his objections, reports USA Today.
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Senate support for the bill increased after a briefing by lawmakers with the White House in which senior Trump administration officials pressured Republican senators to pass the bill.
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Apparently the Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin He was one of those who called on Republican senators to support the bill in the face of threats to the US economy and risks to public health, he said. Political.
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The leader of the majority in the Senate, Mitch McConnell He bluntly replied that they are preparing to “approve” the project, according to CNN.
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Senator Ron Johnson, Republican of Wisconsin, has clarified that small businesses could suffer great difficulties if they are forced to “pay wages they cannot pay.”
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