5,876,366 Pennsylvanians would receive a total of $14.8 billion in direct payment from the federal government.The Senate bill would provide payments of up to $1,400 to families with an income of less than $160,000 per year and to individuals with an income of less than $80,000 per year. It would restore our economy to health and take a necessary and long-delayed step forward in overcoming the inequities that the pandemic has revealed to all of us. This legislation is much-needed and far-reaching. Most notably, the legislation takes a major step forward in making health insurance through the ACA more affordable and includes a welcome expansion of child tax credits, which for the first time would give low- and moderate-income families in our country the kind of support that can be found in many other countries.Īnd, at one stroke, the legislation would ensure that state and local governments and school districts could all overcome the revenue shortfalls created by the pandemic and meet the challenges it has created in our communities. Links are to the sources of our information.) (PA estimates are from the Senate version of the legislation. Here we point to some of the leading features of the plan with estimates of how many people in Pennsylvania will benefit from it. Congress, is a bold and necessary action-not just to restore the American economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic but to make it far more just. The American Rescue Plan, as put forward by President Biden and about to be approved by the U.S.
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