Trillion-Dollar COVID-19 Bill
This past week, Congress released a “bi-partisan” COVID proposal that fails to effectively target funding or get Americans back to work. This bill is a non-starter for conservatives. There are three primary problems with the bill:
- The $160 billion in state and local bailouts. Taxpayers in well-managed states should not be forced to fund irresponsible governors and mayors who mismanaged their states’ finances.
- The $180 billion in funding for a harmful $300 weekly supplemental unemployment insurance benefits. A better policy would be to allow businesses to reopen and individuals to return to work.
- The bill contains numerous irrelevant policies including funding for the postal service and other extraneous programs.
Garrett Bess, Heritage Action Vice President of Government Relations and Communications, says that:
“Instead of spending nearly a trillion dollars of taxpayer money on costly and ineffective measures, Congress should focus on the specific health impacts of COVID-19, small business relief, and getting the nation back to work.”
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Police Pledge Signers Win Congressional Races
Two more Congressional candidates who signed Heritage Action’s Police Pledge have won their bids for public office this past week: Congressman-elect Burgess Owens (Utah-4) and Congresswoman-elect Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Iowa-2). These results come after recounts in their races and the final results were just recently certified.
Heritage Action applauds these individuals for committing to stand with police and opposing any bill, resolution, or movement that calls to “defund the police.”