House Republicans Once Again Put Blind Party Loyalty Over Their Constituents
The White House announced today that $350 billion in aid as part of the overwhelmingly popular American Rescue Plan will begin to flow to state and local governments – no thanks to House Republicans, who unanimously voted against the relief.
If the House Republican caucus had their way, communities across the country would have lost out on $350 billion in funding that will help them recover from the pandemic.
This critical funding will be a lifeline for state and local governments, as it will help them get shots in arms, people back to work, and children safely back in schools. Here are some of the ways state and local governments can use these relief funds that, if House Republicans had their way, American communities wouldn’t be getting:
- Vaccine distribution, contact tracing, and COVID-19 testing to continue to decrease spread of the virus and bring the pandemic under control
- Support for small businesses, laid-off workers, and families of COVID-19 victims
- Continuity of essential public services, such as local police departments and emergency response services
- Needed upgrades to critical infrastructure, including water, sewer, and broadband systems
- Support for communities hit hardest by the pandemic to address health, educational, and housing disparities. Help is on the way to families across the nation. Just don’t thank a single House Republicans
Help is on the way to families across the nation. Just don’t thank a single House Republican.
DCCC Spokesperson Chris Taylor
“Thanks to House Democrats and the American Rescue Plan, more help is on the way to communities across the nation – despite the best efforts of the House GOP to block it. Instead, Minority Leader McCarthy and his caucus put politics over their own communities and deserve absolutely zero credit for the much-needed relief headed to families, small businesses, and local governments.”
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