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AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is proposing a segregated coronavirus relief package that would exclude white Americans impacted by the economic downturn.reported Sen. wants to appropriate $350 billion in funds for minority Americans over a five-year period.The unveiled Thursday by Senate Democrats would “address systemic racism and historic underinvestment in communities of color.”Advertisement - story continues belowThe proposed legislation says it will offer relief to non-white Americans through “immediate and long-term investments in communities of color.”Those investments include child care programs, assistance for small businesses, tax credits for renters and Medicaid expansion for minorities.Trending:“Long before the pandemic, long before this recession, long before this year’s protests, structural inequalities have persisted in health care and housing, the economy and education,” the Democrat said in a statement, according to .“Covid-19 has only magnified these injustices and we must confront them with lasting, meaningful solutions,” he added.Advertisement - story continues belowOn Twitter, called the bill “a needed step to address systematic racism and historic underinvestment in communities of color.”BREAKING: The Senate Democrats are announcing the Economic Justice Act, a major new proposal to invest $350 billion in communities of color.This is a needed step to address systematic racism and historic underinvestment in communities of color.— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer)Schumer’s Economic Justice Act, if passed, would use $200 billion in unused funds from the $2 trillion passed by Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump in March.Do you support another round of direct payments to Americans?Yes: 30% (714 Votes)No: 70% (1706 Votes)The bill would immediately spend $50 billion on daycare programs, $40 billion on health care initiatives, $25 billion for vocational and at-risk youth programs and $20 billion on support for small businesses.Over five years, Schumer’s bill would allocate $115 billion to infrastructure, and another $100 billion on assistance to renters and home buyers, Medicaid expansion and assistance to expectant mothers.Advertisement - story continues belowSenate Majority Leader has not yet commented on Schumer’s proposal.Lawmakers are expected to take up another round of economic stimulus legislation in the coming week, however, it is unclear at the moment what such a bill would look like.Related:reported McConnell is expected to unveil draft stimulus legislation from Republicans and the White House next week when Congress reconvenes.Forbes further reported that both Republicans and Democrats are in favor of sending out another round of direct payments to Americans affected by economic downturn amid the pandemic.Advertisement - story continues belowAny legislation would need bipartisan support to pass.House drafted a $3 trillion bill titled the in May, but the bill was full of Democrat wishlist items, and McConnell stated the bill would not be taken up in the Senate.The act was heavily focused on protecting the jobs of illegal immigrants and offered incentives to businesses that would hire them.The bill also would have automatically extended foreign , as millions of Americans have lost their jobs, and would have released most illegal immigrants currently detained by immigration officials.Submit a Correction →We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism.Tags:, , , , , ,AdvertisementA Texas teacher has been fired from the high school where she taught after she was outed on social media for discussing the concept of re-labeling pedophiles as “minor-attracted persons” […]Meghan Markle recieved a cold shoulder from Britons mourning Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle over the weekend.Almost half of America's governors are opposed to Biden's student debt forgiveness plan and have demanded he withdraw it.A brand new conspiracy theory has emerged thanks to photograph of Trump at his Washington, D.C.-area golf course.The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing with Twitter's whistleblower, who claimed that China may have had access to Twitter data.A reportedly healthy 18-year-old lifeguard died suddenly on Saturday. His mother is demanding authorities investigate his death.Some New York Democrats are fed up with Gov. Kathy Hochul and are now endorsing her Republican opponent Lee Zeldin.'[W]e know that the victim’s family is suffering to understand how so many mistakes could have been made nearly 30 years ago.'The West Texas Border Patrol Twitter account retweeted Stephen Miller's criticisms of Biden's policies and CPB has suspended the account.'The response was a poor choice of words but was not intended in any way to be insensitive or disrespectful.'

AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is proposing a segregated coronavirus relief package that would exclude white Americans impacted by the economic downturn.reported Sen. wants to appropriate $350 billion in funds for minority Americans over a five-year period.The unveiled Thursday by Senate Democrats would “address systemic racism and historic underinvestment in communities of color.”Advertisement - story continues belowThe proposed legislation says it will offer relief to non-white Americans through “immediate and long-term investments...

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