Hi everyone,
As you likely saw, yesterday a bipartisan group of senators and representatives released a COVID-19 relief package that consists of two bills. One bill addresses PPP, unemployment insurance, and other relief for students, families, workers, and businesses. Another bill provides funding for state and local governments and liability waivers for businesses. It is unclear exactly how this package is viewed right now by Democratic and Republican leadership in the House and Senate, though there are clear signs that the next phase of COVID-19 relief legislation will center around this group's proposal.
We will aim to keep you updated as negotiations over this proposal and the next steps for COVID-19 relief legislation progress. As a starting point, we want you to know how the bipartisan proposal addresses the shared priorities of the AEMI.
This Google Doc briefly summarizes which AEMI priorities are included in the bipartisan COVID-19 relief proposal: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fUnjywEAxQfXxPmM5J_2ycOHO7VJShmMgZD4jj85-oM/edit?usp=sharing
Section-by-section summaries of the two bills are available here:
"Bipartisan COVID-19 Emergency Relief Act of 2020": https://www.manchin.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Bipartisan%20COVID-19%20Emergency%20Relief%20Act%20of%202020%20FINAL.pdf?cb
"Bipartisan State and Local and Small Business Protection Act of 2020": https://www.manchin.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Bipartisan%20State%20and%20Local%20Support%20and%20Small%20Business%20Protection%20Act%20of%202020.pdf?cb
Please don't hesitate to directly email me with any questions.
Best,
Michael
Michael Wasser
Assistant to the President/Legislative Director
Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO
