Political Quotes

“Mr. President, I just want to make a couple of brief comments about the legislation we are going to be voting on, we hope, tonight. I will talk about, for purposes of time, not the spending bill or the spending portion, the so-called omnibus. I will talk about the COVID-19 relief provisions. I won't go through all of them, obviously, but there is a lot of good news for many Americans in this legislation. The consensus on unemployment benefits will help a lot of Americans: $300 per week for all Americans receiving unemployment benefits through March 14. The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program is extended to help self-employed individuals, gig workers, and others in nontraditional employment. The economic impact payments for Americans across the country: $600 for individuals making up to $75,000 a year and $1,200 for couples making up to $150,000 per year, as well as a $600 payment for each dependent child. That means a family of four would receive $2,400 in direct payments. The Paycheck Protection Program, so-called PPP: $284 billion for the first and second PPP forgivable loans. There is more money for transportation, more money for health, and, in particular, money for the procurement of vaccines and therapeutics, as well as money for vaccine distribution. Education is funded for more than $80 billion; emergency rental assistance, $25 billion; the Postal Service, $10 billion; childcare, $10 billion--both very important.…”