HIS FIRST MAJOR PIECE OF
LEGISLATION THURSDAY, A $1.9
TRILLION PANDEMIC AID PACKAGE
THAT PROMISES TO SEND $1400
CHECKS TO SOME AMERICANS AS
EARLY AS THIS MONTH.
"HERE AND NOW" REPORTER WILL
KENNEALLY BREAKS DOWN WHAT'S IN
THE MASSIVE BILL AND WHAT IT
MEANS FOR WISCONSIN.
>> THIS IS THE THIRD MAJOR
FEDERAL PACKAGE RELATED TO THE
COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
AFTER THE CARES ACT WAS PASSED
LAST MARCH AND A SMALLER
SUPPLEMENT IN DECEMBER.
>> TODAY I SIGNED INTO LAW THE
AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN, A HISTORIC
PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT
DELIVERS IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE.
>> THE NEW BILL CONTAINS SOME OF
THE PROVISIONS FROM THE PREVIOUS
BILLS, INCLUDING A $300
SUPPLEMENT FOR STATE
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
THE SUPPLEMENT WAS EXTENDED IN
DECEMBER, BUT WAS SET TO EXPIRE
THIS WEEKEND.
THE EXTRA $300 WILL NOW RUN
THROUGH THIS SEPTEMBER.
>> I'M USING EVERY POWER I HAVE
AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES TO PUT US ON A WAR
FOOTING TO GET THE JOB DONE.
>> FOR WISCONSIN, THE NEW RELIEF
BILL SENDS ROUGHLY $3.2 BILLION
IN DIRECT FUNDS TO THE BADGER
STATE.
LAST YEAR, GOVERNOR EVERS USED
SOME OF THE CARE ACTS MONEY FOR
EQUIPMENT FOR FRONT LIEN WORKERS
AND SET UP GRANTS TO HELP
INDUSTRIES AFFECTED BY THE
PANDEMIC, LIKE LODGING AND
ENTERTAINMENT.
WISCONSIN COUNTIES AND
MUNICIPALITIES WILL GET ROUGHLY
$2.5 BILLION IN AID.
MILWAUKEE WILL RECEIVE MORE THAN
$4 MILLION AND MADISON, RACINE
AND GREEN BAY WILL RECEIVE TENS
OF MILLIONS.
FOR INDIVIDUAL WISCONSINITES,
SOME WILL RECEIVE A $1400
STIMULUS CHECK.
THE FULL AMOUNT WILL GO TO
ADULTS MAKING LESS THAN $75,000
PER YEAR OR COUPLES MAKING LESS
THAN $150,000.
PARENTS WILL RECEIVE $3,000 PER
CHILD, WITH AN EXTRA $600 FOR
CHILDREN UNDER SIX.
AS SCHOOLS BEGIN TO OPEN UP, THE
FEDERAL PACKAGE INCLUDES $125
BILLION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
NATIONWIDE TO HELP FUND
RENOVATION, REDUCE CLASS SIZES
AND BIEF PPE.
ALSO MONEY TO HELP HOSPITALS AND
THE AGRICULTURE SECTOR.
IT WILL PUT TOWARD COVID-19
MITIGATION AND FOR DEBT
FORGIVENESS FOR MINORITY
FARMERS, WHICH THE USDA
ESTIMATED IN 2017 MAKE UP 1400
OF WISCONSIN'S MORE THAN 100,000
FOOD PRODUCERS.