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One year ago, Peter Meijer voted against the American Rescue Plan, an historic effort that uplifted tens of millions of families, distributed life-saving vaccines to hundreds of millions of people, helped open nearly 100% of schools, and powered the fastest recovery of any advanced economy in the world.
Despite House Republicans’ efforts to rewrite history, not a single one voted for the American Rescue Plan – including Meijer.
Here’s just a few of the major accomplishments the American Rescue Plan helped deliver this past year – and Meijer voted to block:
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The greatest year of job creation in American history as 7.4 million Americans got back to work since President Biden was elected
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The lowest rate of people on unemployment insurance since 1970 – more than 50 years
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The Child Tax Credit reached a record 1.1 million families including nearly 1.9 million children in Michigan
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The Earned Income Tax Credit was tripled, providing significant relief to 600,000 workers in Michigan without dependent children
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More Americans are saving money on health care thanks to expanded access through the ACA
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Nearly 100% of schools are open for in-person learning
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3,285 small restaurants and bars in Michigan stayed open thanks to relief from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund
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More than 34,000 cities, towns, and counties, saved jobs and prevented layoffs and furloughs thanks to funding for state and local governments
DCCC Spokesperson Elena Kuhn:
“The economy is stronger and working families are better off today than they were a year ago, thanks to ARP and no thanks to Peter Meijer. Voters will know that when given the opportunity, Meijer voted against them.”
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