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After a long struggle, Republicans and Democrats in the United States are on the verge of adopting a multi-billion dollar crown aid package. If things continued like this and nothing got in the way, there could be a vote Sunday, Senate Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said at the weekend. Overall, the package should have a volume of $ 900 billion.
The aid package, which will be linked to a regular budget law for the new fiscal year with a volume of 1.4 trillion dollars, provides for payments of 600 dollars per person plus a subsidy of 300 dollars per week for unemployment benefits. According to insiders, an amount of $ 15 billion is planned for US airlines. The public transportation system and state highways will be funded with $ 10 billion each.
Months of discussion
The United States Congress has been arguing for months about the aid program to overcome the coronavirus pandemic. So far, Congress has passed $ 3 trillion measures. If you don’t accept the package on Sunday, public life threatens to come to a standstill. The current bridge budget would expire at midnight. This would mean that federal institutions would run out of money.
The Federal Reserve, as well as President-elect Joe Biden, called for an immediate clearing of the path for emergency aid due to the bleak job market situation and the existential needs of many Americans. The United States has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. According to Reuters estimates on Saturday, 17.61 million people in the United States have been infected with the virus and more than 316,000 have died. (apa, reuters)
