For months, Democrats and Republicans in the United States argued about another Corona aid package.
Now, just before Christmas, the $ 900 billion package is ready.
The
US Congress
has agreed on another corona stimulus package.
According to the Democrats, the package now brings
emergency aid
, but much still needs to be done.
Due to the
corona pandemic
, the situation on the US labor market has recently deteriorated drastically.
Washington, DC - Democrats and Republicans in the
US Congress
have agreed on another huge
corona stimulus package
after months of
fighting.
The heads of the Republicans * and Democrats in the US Senate, Mitch McConnell and Chuck Schumer, announced the agreement on Sunday evening (local time) in the Chamber of Congress.
McConnell said the package was worth around $ 900 billion.
According to Schumer, further
financial aid
for small businesses and a temporary increase in
unemployment benefits
by $ 300 per week are planned.
Citizens with a certain maximum income should receive a one-time direct aid payment of 600 dollars per person.
Money for schools, childcare and the distribution of vaccines in the country is also planned.
BREAKING: As the American people continue battling the coronavirus this holiday season, they will not be on their own.
Congress has just reached an agreement.
We will pass another rescue package ASAP.
More help is on the way.
- Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) December 20, 2020
With the support of both parties, the US Congress had already launched
stimulus
packages worth around 2.7 trillion dollars
since March
.
With the new package it will now be well over three trillion dollars - within a year.
US Congress agrees on Corona stimulus package: "historical figures in a historical crisis"
Schumer said these were
historical numbers
in a historical crisis.
The package that has now been agreed is the second largest stimulus package in the country's history.
"The agreement we have reached is far from perfect," he said.
Lots of
Democrats *
would have hoped for even more.
This package now brings
emergency aid
.
"But much more needs to be done." Many Americans would not only have lost loved ones in the pandemic, but also their jobs or their homes.
Your suffering is great.
"Help is on the way."
The Democratic chairman of the House of Representatives *,
Nancy Pelosi
, also warned that further help must come.
The Democrats are happy to then
negotiate
this under the new Democratic President
Joe Biden *
, who is to be sworn in on January 20.
McConnell and Schumer both said the goal was to get the legislative plans passed in both chambers of congress as quickly as possible so that the aid would reach the people.
Congressional Democrats have reached an agreement with Republicans and the White House on an emergency coronavirus relief and omnibus package that delivers urgently needed funds to save the lives and livelihoods of the American people.
https://t.co/z9uVKPk9TP
- Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) December 21, 2020
Corona aid in the USA: Democrats and Republicans accuse each other
Democrats and Republicans had been
wrestling
for another bailout package
since the
spring
, but had not reached an agreement for months.
Both sides accused each other on Sunday evening of blocking and delaying the negotiations.
In the past few days, talks had picked up speed in order
to get aid
in motion before the end of the year and before
Parliament's
Christmas
break.
The talks were linked to regular
budget
negotiations
for the federal government.
On Sunday evening, the House of Representatives passed transitional funding for one day to prevent the government from running out of money for a short time and a
“shutdown”
- that is, a partial standstill of government business.
The Senate should also vote on the short-term financing before the deadline set for this expires at midnight (local time).
The vote on the budget law
package
and the new
Corona aid package
could then follow in Congress on Monday.
USA / Corona: The situation on the US labor market deteriorated dramatically
The
corona pandemic
plunged the United States into a serious economic crisis.
Given the restrictions on public life and the closure of many businesses, the situation in the US labor market deteriorated dramatically.
In total, around 20.6 million people recently received some form of unemployment benefit.
A year ago it was only 1.8 million.
The
moderna
corona vaccine
is now also being delivered in the USA
.
The drug from Biontech * and Pfizer received emergency approval a week earlier.
(dpa / cibo) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen digital network.
