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House Democrats have fired the opening salvo in what could be a long and contentious battle over the next coronavirus relief effort.
The $3 trillion, 1,815-page coronavirus relief package unveiled Tuesday called the HEROES Act has little chance of passing the Republican-controlled Senate. But it gives the party a chance to set out its priorities. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said “we must think big for the people, now, because if we don’t it will cost more in lives and livelihood later. Not acting is the most expensive course.”
House Democrats announced today plans to include an expansion of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the next House Coronavirus aid package, a provision Congressman Neguse has actively advocated for over the last few weeks
Congress announced today plans to include $11.5 billion for Emergency Solution Grants to resource individuals withouthomes, a provision Congressman Neguse has actively advocated for over the last few weeks
Washington D.C.—Congressman Joe Neguse announced today that he has secured $25 billion for the U.S. Postal Service in the next proposed Coronavirus aid package. House Democrats today released text of the proposed plan, the HEROES Act, or the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, which would increase aid for state and local governments on the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis; extend unemployment insurance benefits; and provide more direct payments to Americans.
A new index from Georgetown University and the Lugar Center ranks Congressman Joe Neguse as the most bipartisan member of the Colorado Congressional Delegation, 65th among all members
Washington D.C.—A new bipartisan index from Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy and the Lugar Center ranks Congressman Joe Neguse as the most bipartisan member of the Colorado Congressional Delegation. View the full ranking here.
Congress announced today plans to include $375 for smaller cities and counties across the U.S. as proposed in Congressman Neguse’s Coronavirus Community Relief Act. Congressman Neguse was one of the first members to propose fixing the population limit provided in the CARES Act to ensure that every city and county received aid
U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter’s bill to give marijuana businesses access to the banking system will be included in the House version of “CARES 2.0,” a new coronavirus relief proposal.
“I just learned the#SAFEBankingAct is included in the CARES 2.0 package. I have been pushing for this because the#COVID19 crisis has only exacerbated the risk posed to cannabis businesses & their employees & they need relief just like any other legitimate business,” Perlmutter wrote on Twitter.
The legislation would repeal the grant-matching requirement for states to receive election security funding under the CARES Act
The request seeks to fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund and address the growing maintenance backlog on public lands
Democrats in Congress are hoping to rectify what they call an error in the $2 trillion COVID-19 aid package that makes essential election funding inaccessible to some states and a headache to procure for others.