Friend --

I'm relieved to share the good news with you directly:

Congress just passed the American Rescue Plan, a long overdue $1.9 trillion stimulus that will bring relief to millions of Americans, businesses, and state and local governments. Shortly, it will be signed into law by President Biden.

I made it clear, as did President Biden, that while we wanted to work with Republicans, we would not allow them to obstruct the desperately needed relief funds. The Biden administration, the House Democrats, and the Senate Democrats -- with the support of the majority of Americans behind us -- have delivered on our promise of help.

Here's what's in this bill:

Direct stimulus payments for many Americans
Supplemental unemployment benefits
Child tax credits that would benefit more than 93% of American kids
Subsidies for COVID-19 testing and vaccination
Grants to state and local governments to offset COVID-19 costs and lost revenue
Extended federal eviction moratorium
Money for elementary and middle schools to reopen safely
Support to expand broadband access that has been essential but lacking in many places
And much, much more, including student loan, health care, and food stamp benefits

Thank you for your support as we've worked so hard to get this bill passed over the past few months. We will continue to meet the needs of our fellow Americans so we can emerge from this crisis stronger than before.

Sincerely,

Patrick Leahy
U.S. Senator

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