The Heroes act was passed in the house back in may with almost full support (
207 Yea 14 Nay 12 Absent 90+% support from present members and 1 republican)
) from the Dems, it has been waiting for a vote in the senate for months. if the bill never had a chance, why won't mitch bring it up for a vote? which dems have had enough of pelosi?
some things the bill would do:
- provides FY2020 emergency supplemental appropriations to federal agencies;
- provides payments and other assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments;
- provides additional direct payments of up to $1,200 per individual;
- expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, nutrition and food assistance programs, housing assistance, and payments to farmers;
- modifies and expands the Paycheck Protection Program, which provides loans and grants to small businesses and nonprofit organizations;
- establishes a fund to award grants for employers to provide pandemic premium pay for essential workers;
- expands several tax credits and deductions;
- provides funding and establishes requirements for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing;
- eliminates cost-sharing for COVID-19 treatments;
- extends and expands the moratorium on certain evictions and foreclosures; and
- requires employers to develop and implement infectious disease exposure control plans.
but yeah, tell me how much republicans actually care about normal people when they won't publically vote on this bill.
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i'm still curious which bill you were referring to that was 700Bn that actually would help people?