Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer have outlined their demands for what should be in an 'interim emergency' coronavirus relief bill — doubling the potential price tag to $500 billion.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday released a list of additional items they believe need to be included in the next emergency relief package to respond to the coronavirus.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Wednesday released a list of additional items they believe need to be included in the next emergency relief package to respond to the coronavirus.
. But they also pushed for another $100 billion for hospitals and community health centers that are responding to the pandemic and $150 billion for state and local governments that are managing local efforts with depleted tax revenues because of the economic downturn. Pelosi, D-Calif., and Schumer, D-N.Y., also said they wanted a 15% increase in the amount of benefits the food assistance program provides for eligible families.
In terms of the small business help, Pelosi and Schumer specifically want half of the new money — $125 billion — to be for"community-based financial institutions," which they say help minority-owned, rural and veteran-owned businesses across the country.
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