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Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined his plans for the $4.1 billion the state will received from the federal government, including funds to fix the state's troubled unemployment system.
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Sperling is a longtime economic adviser. "He's ready to get to work. In fact, he's already hit the ground running," Biden said.
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According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, the package includes about $7 billion for cities and counties in Florida.
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The bill will deliver a new round of aid to Americans almost a year after the pandemic first upended daily life in the United States.
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Congress approved $25 billion in emergency rental assistance to keep people housed during the pandemic, but states are facing glitches on the federal moratorium for renters and landlords.
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling for bipartisan support for the upcoming House vote on the Senate-amended legislation. Such support is unlikely, as Republicans are fiercely opposed to the package.
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House Democrats are pushing what they call meaningful COVID relief and a solid plan for the next pandemic. Their 69-page proposal is largely the work of a young freshman, Representative Andrew Learned, a military officer and father of twins who runs a tutoring center near Tampa.
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The new changes come after leaders agreed to narrow the income eligibility for those getting the next round of stimulus checks, as some moderate Democrats wanted. GOP amendments are expected to fail.
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Moderate Democrats have demanded that the $1,400 stimulus checks be targeted at low- and moderate-income people. The change, if adopted, means the House will need to vote again on the package.
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President Biden vowed to govern as the most progressive chief executive since Franklin Roosevelt. But progressives in Congress are skeptical, especially after a recent letdown over the minimum wage.
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Backers of the president's ambitious stimulus plan say it will help struggling families and businesses, but critics say it goes too far.
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President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan heads for a House vote as early as this week, while the former president makes his first major speech since leaving office.