Monday, March 22, 2021

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION - Pitching the COVID Relief Law

"With a stop in Pennsylvania, Biden begins his pitch to Americans on new COVID relief lawPBS NewsHour 3/16/2021

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SUMMARY:  President Biden is on the road, aiming to sell his COVID relief law to the American public.  His first stop Tuesday was in Pennsylvania with a visit to a Black-owned flooring business near Philadelphia, highlighting the aid that his administration is providing through small business loans and stimulus checks.  Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

 

 

"How the economic relief law narrows the equity gap for farmers of colorPBS NewsHour 3/16/2021

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SUMMARY:  The COVID relief and economic package is a massive bill that has a far-reaching impact in ways that many Americans don't know about yet.  One provision calls for debt relief for Black farmers, who have long been denied access to government funding.  John Boyd, a fourth-generation farmer in Virginia and president of the National Black Farmers Association, joins Lisa Desjardins to discuss.

 

 

"How billions of dollars in COVID aid will help schools reopenPBS NewsHour 3/17/2021

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SUMMARY:  Living through a full year of closed schools and distance learning has taken a heavy toll on students, parents, teachers and school administrators.  The new stimulus bill sets aside roughly $125 billion to help K-12 schools reopen.  Laura Meckler, a national education writer at The Washington Post, joins William Brangham to discuss.



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