Governors who attacked the American Rescue Plan will get $55 billion from it
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is including her opposition in reelection messaging — but hasn’t turned down her state’s share of the money.
By Josh Israel - March 26, 2021Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds is including her opposition in reelection messaging — but hasn’t turned down her state’s share of the money.
By Josh Israel - March 26, 2021It’s tax season, and the scammers are back.
By Donna Provencher - March 25, 2021Rep. Kevin McCarthy voted against the COVID relief plan, which provides funding to make it possible for schools to safely return to in-person instruction.
By Josh Israel - March 25, 2021The American Rescue Program provides federal funds for rental and housing assistance.
By Donna Provencher - March 22, 2021Some of them claimed they had to take their share of the relief package to stop blue states from getting extra.
By Josh Israel - March 22, 2021They voted against a fix that would prevent automatic cuts to Medicare and other programs.
By Josh Israel - March 19, 2021A lawsuit filed by the state notes that the $5.5 billion it would get fills a ‘large and urgent need in Ohio’s budget.’
By Josh Israel - March 19, 2021Republicans only objected to the practice after they lost the Senate and Joe Biden became president.
By Donna Provencher - March 18, 2021House Republicans ridiculed the relief funds support for the hard-hit sector as a ‘liberal handout.’
By Josh Israel - March 18, 2021Gov. Chris Sununu railed against the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan as an ‘outrageous’ bailout for other states.
By Josh Israel - March 17, 2021They say the COVID relief package Biden just signed is an ‘unprecedented and unconstitutional’ limit on states’ authority to pass massive tax cuts for the rich and corporations.
By Josh Israel - March 17, 2021Madison Cawthorn voted against the relief bill meant to help millions of ordinary Americans.
By Josh Israel - March 16, 2021Polls show 75% of Americans back the plan.
By Josh Israel - March 16, 2021They’re silent on whether they will support a Democratic-sponsored bill to avoid slashing the program.
By Josh Israel - March 15, 2021Congressional Republicans are having trouble accepting that the $1.9 trillion plan is way more popular than they are.
By Josh Israel - March 15, 2021‘Accessing health services for 12 months postpartum is essential for maternal health,’ Nan Strauss of Every Mother Counts said.
By Donna Provencher - March 15, 2021Donald Trump was already working to make life harder for America’s veterans, and the pandemic made things worse.
By Donna Provencher - March 12, 2021The American Rescue Plan authorizes the treasury secretary to enforce the law’s restrictions.
By Josh Israel - March 12, 2021Polls show Americans know what’s in the American Rescue Plan and like it.
By Josh Israel - March 12, 2021Despite Republican claims to the contrary, a Reuters analysis found that red states disproportionately benefit from the American Rescue Plan.
By Donna Provencher - March 11, 2021‘This bill will lower health care costs, expand coverage, and address inequities in care,’ Anne Shoup of Protect Our Care said.
By Donna Provencher - March 11, 2021‘This historic legislation is about rebuilding the backbone of this country,’ Biden said as he signed the bill.
By Associated Press - March 11, 2021Republican leaders are predicting a big ‘boom,’ but they don’t want Joe Biden to get any praise for it.
By Josh Israel - March 11, 2021The Florida Republican called it a ‘simple and common sense request.’
By Josh Israel - March 11, 2021The bill is a much-needed step to help resolve the many racial and ethnic inequities highlighted by the pandemic.
By Donna Provencher - March 10, 2021Most Americans don’t believe congressional Republicans negotiated with the president in good faith.
By Josh Israel - March 10, 2021But thanks to congressional Democrats, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is headed to President Joe Biden’s desk.
By Josh Israel - March 10, 2021‘It’s gonna take Republicans a few weeks to realize how badly they got rolled on the COVID bill,’ tweeted a former aide to Sen. Ted Cruz.
By Associated Press - March 10, 2021The vast majority of Americans back President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.
By Josh Israel - March 09, 2021Not a single House or Senate Republican voted for the bill.
By Donna Provencher - March 09, 2021