This week the House drafted pieces of the COVID aid package to include President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.

Democrats in the House and Senate took the first steps this week to push through President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic rescue plan and avoid Republican stonewalling in the Senate.

Bipartisan discussions on COVID aid continue as Congress gears up for votes next week to advance this aid, and President Joe Biden continues executive actions to provide immediate help.

On Day One, President Joe Biden issued executive orders to jumpstart an aggressive COVID plan, including an emergency OSHA standard to protect workers and increase vaccine and protective equipment production by using the Defense Production Act.

AFSCME has aggressively advocated for much-needed relief for our states, cities, towns and schools, as well as economic relief for families who are struggling to make ends meet.

While willingness to consider a $908 billion bipartisan package announced last week has grown, sides are still far apart on reaching any final deal before Congress breaks for the holidays.

Despite no action for several months, talks have started up again in Congress on new pandemic relief efforts with the hope of passing an emergency package before the end of the year.

Congress returned to work for a lame duck session following the elections with two enormous tasks, addressing urgent COVID needs and finalizing funding for the next fiscal year (FY) 2021.

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