Sun
Mar 7 2021
05:09 pm
Here's what's in the Senate bill:
- Stimulus checks, with more restrictive eligibility
- Unemployment assistance, with $300 federal boost to weekly jobless payments and extending two key pandemic unemployment benefits programs through September 6
- Aid to states and municipalities
- Nutrition assistance
- Housing aid "to help low-income households cover back rent, rent assistance and utility bills.
- About $10 billion would be authorized to help struggling homeowners pay their mortgages, utilities and property taxes."
- Tax credits for families and workers
- Tax credits for families and workers, schools and child care providers
- Health insurance subsidies and Medicaid
- More money for small businesses
- Vaccines and testing
- The Senate bill allocates $8.5 billion to help struggling rural hospitals and health care providers, not included in House bill
What the Republicans didn't like:
- Money to state and local governments, the $350 billion to help cash-strapped states, cities and tribal governments confronting the pandemic has drawn ire from Republicans.
- Money for schools, some moderate Republican lawmakers said the legislation would allocate billions for schools without doing anything meaningful to get them reopened to allow in-person teaching.
- Child tax credit, Republicans have derided proposals such as the tax credit as not relevant in a COVID-19 relief package and oppose efforts to make it permanent
- Unemployment insurance, Some Republicans have voiced opposition to raising the weekly amount, and extending it for that long.
- Raising the Minimum wage was rejected
- Mandatory paid family and sick leave, as approved in a previous Covid relief package, will not be reinstated
- As well as the rail package for California and a bridge package for New York were rejected.
|
Topics:
|
|
Discussing:
- Mark Harmon journalism award (1 reply)
- Senior's fishing, hunting, sportsman license fees increase more than others (2 replies)
- Dolly Parton - we miss you already (1 reply)
- NW Indiana residents on 10th day without power (1 reply)
- Only Republicans moving to Florida? (1 reply)
- ballrooms, bankruptcy, and bulls-- (1 reply)
- SoKno what have you done? (2 replies)
- Vote! Thursday is election day. (4 replies)
- The Odyssey (3 replies)
- AI backlash - Justin Pearson (1 reply)
- U.S. Commerce Dept. Going Socialist? (2 replies)
- Publix Greenwise Organic Berry Recall (4 replies)
TN Progressive
- View from the Overlook (Whitescreek Journal)
- Alcoa property taxes will probably not go up (BlountViews)
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
- America As It Is Right Now (RoaneViews)
- A friend sent this: From Captain McElwee's Tall Tales of Roane County (RoaneViews)
- The Meidas Touch (RoaneViews)
- Massive Security Breach Analysis (RoaneViews)
- (Whitescreek Journal)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
TN Politics
- US Supreme Court lets Trump move ahead with his White House ballroom project (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee’s Angry Grandmother pays tribute to Dolly Parton (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee cattlemen brace for beef market unrest after Trump announced tariff-free imports (TN Lookout)
- Some Memphis businesses push back against Memphis Safe Task Force (TN Lookout)
- Trousdale Turner prison guards to turn on body cams (TN Lookout)
- Judge calls Trump mail ballot rule ‘substantively unconstitutional’ as court battle extends (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Dr. Kennedy: More than doctorin’ (Knox TN Today)
- Big boost for Tremont + Zavisca kicks off 2027 campaign + Pooch Plunge at AJCC ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Heath Shuler challenges cititizens to consider the impact they leave behind (Knox TN Today)
- Dirty Spaghetti: A little Creole kick for pasta night (Knox TN Today)
- Daily Connections: Your East Tennessee Guide | September 1 (Knox TN Today)
- Morning Pointe offers Alzheimer’s support lunch for caregivers (Knox TN Today)
- Perfect 100: 25 Knox County restaurants earn top health inspection scores (Knox TN Today)
- Above & Beyond: Mike Witcher turns weather into a platform for community (Knox TN Today)
- Farragut Museum brings ‘Herbie: Fully Loaded’ outdoors for fall movie night (Knox TN Today)
- Late summer home maintenance tasks that can save you money (Knox TN Today)
- KCDC, city invite community to help shape future of former Public Safety Building site (Knox TN Today)
- Heads-up to Heupel: Read about Georgia State (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- East Tennessee History Center shares rare 1960s recording of Dolly Parton (WATE)
- Dolly Parton's niece remembers 'Aunt Granny' while carrying on her legacy (WATE)
- Lawmakers consider fully paying for the Imagination Library's book and mailing costs in TN (WATE)
- Fire damage to Lenoir City school bus fleet estimated to cost $800,000 (WATE)
- Newly elected Knox County officials outline priorities after being sworn in (WATE)
- September sobriety checkpoints in East Tennessee announced by THP (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Chattanooga council members question 911 agreement amid stalled dispatcher raises - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Janet Rehberg becomes CEO of EPB, first woman to lead Chattanooga utility - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Times Opinion: Playing football is a choice. (Well, sort of) - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Five things to know about Tennessee Tech - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Judge Lets Case Against Tyler Robinson, Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect, Go to Trial - The New York Times (US News)
- Former Biden White House Aide Wins Massachusetts Democratic House Primary - The New York Times (US News)
- Tucson, Arizona, police investigate gay bar shooting as a possible hate crime - AP News (US News)
- How much rain can you expect from Edouard in Southeast Texas? - khou.com (US News)
- Grand Canyon flooding harms an economy that’s still recovering from a fire - AP News (US News)
- Bond Sell-Off Threatens to Squeeze Borrowers Around the World - The New York Times (Business)
- JD Vance courts Jewish Republicans. Tucker Carlson still looms. - Politico (US News)
- Vulnerable Democrats vote to denounce socialism amid midterm pressure - The Hill (US News)
- Wall Street ends lower as higher yields, rising oil prices mark shaky start to September - Reuters (Business)
- Trump Ramps Up Pressure on Squeezed Refiners to Ease Pump Prices - Yahoo Finance (Business)
- Dell Stock Gains After Earnings Come In Way Ahead of Estimates - Barron's (Business)
- Apple Maps Renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ After Trump Order - Bloomberg.com (US News)
- Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd Reports First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Results - Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd - Investor Relations (Business)
- John Ternus hypes ‘huge launch next week’ in first memo as Apple CEO - techcrunch.com (Business)
- Citi, Goldman, other global banks and asset managers team up on stablecoin venture - CoinDesk (Business)
Local Media
Lost Medicaid Funding
To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)
Search and Archives
TN Progressive
Nearby:
- Blount Dems
- Herston TN Family Law
- Inside of Knoxville
- Instapundit
- Jack Lail
- Jim Stovall
- Knox Dems
- MoxCarm Blue Streak
- Outdoor Knoxville
- Pittman Properties
- Reality Me
- Stop Alcoa Parkway
Beyond:
- Nashville Scene
- Nashville Post
- Smart City Memphis
- TN Dems
- TN Journal
- TN Lookout
- Bob Stepno
- Facing South

Rep. Tim Burchett (Feb 27):
Rep. Tim Burchett (Feb 27): "The so-called relief package before the House this evening was drafted for politicians in D.C., not my constituents in East Tennessee. I proudly voted against this $1.9 trillion pork-barrel spending bill."
Senator Bill Hagerty (Mar 6): "I just voted against the Democrats’ partisan, so-called #COVID relief bill. It’s a pork-filled package that is not targeted, not bipartisan, and not transparent."
Senator Bill Hagerty (Mar 6): Good morning! Honored to serve alongside @MarshaBlackburn as we both stand against this nearly $2 trillion package, which 90% has nothing to do with COVID. We have been in the Capitol all night fighting for Tennessee, and will continue to do so!"
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (Mar 6): "I voted against the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion “#COVID relief” bill. Tennesseans deserve better than this partisan wish list. Only 9% of this bill is COVID-related. The rest is allocated to liberal pet projects and blue state bailouts."
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (Mar 5): "The Democrats’ failure to effectively target relief to those truly in need is an insult to taxpayers."
Another provision Republicans
Another provision Republicans don't like,
Tucked inside the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that cleared the Senate on Saturday is an $86 billion aid package that has nothing to do with the pandemic.
"The $86 billion is a taxpayer bailout for about 185 union pension plans that are so close to collapse that without the rescue, more than a million retired truck drivers, retail clerks, builders and others could be forced to forgo retirement income."
Burchett's Union Support
(in reply to bizgrrl)
Our pension was gutted under Republican Stewardship after they seized it during the Reagan Administration and when it's collapse was all but insured, handed back to the union after almost 20 years of Republican and government mismanagement.Tim's failure to make up for his own party's responsibilities just shows how low her's sunk. Tim Burchett is the swamp, and a traitor.
Thank God for Joe Biden! Someone's finally looking out for the working man!
The problem started a long
(in reply to bizgrrl)
The problem started a long time ago, as fishbobber notes, was exacerbated by the previous economic meltdown and the Fed's near zero interest rates, and more recently by the pandemic causing high unemployment meaning fewer people paying in to pensions. So, it's sort of pandemic related.
Timing.
(in reply to R. Neal)
Most of those pensions wouldn't have made it through the year. You would be slashing pensioners incomes , creating a massive social welfare problem , in a pandemic. The issue was simply whether to restore what was earned and stolen or figure out a way to restore the security for the rest of us from when these folks lost everything else they had earned, houses, savings etc.