House Democratic Policy and Communications Cochair Ted Lieu (CA-33) and Representatives Jared Huffman (CA-02), John Garamendi (CA-03) and Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) passed the American Rescue Plan in the House last week to help crush the COVID-19 virus and get the economy moving again with shots in arms, money in pockets, children in schools and people in jobs. Today, the members held a press conference on the urgent need for the Senate to pass the legislation.The American Rescue Plan will get money in the pockets of Californians with rescue checks of up to $1,400 for individuals. Combined with the $600 down payments enacted in December, these additional checks will finish the job on Democrats’ promise to put $2,000 in Americans’ pockets.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');It will also extend pandemic-related unemployment benefits so that 18 million American workers can pay their bills. And it will help keep people in their homes and apartments with housing assistance; put food on tables with nutrition assistance for 40 million Americans; support 27 million children with an expanded Child Tax Credit and support more than 17 million workers through the Earned Income Tax Credit; and lower health care costs to help families stay covered in the pandemic. “Our highest needs and priorities are all met by the American Rescue Plan: making sure we can safely reopen schools, getting tens of millions of people vaccinated quickly to crush the pandemic and then providing that economic lifeline for millions of families out there, people who are out of work, people who are on the verge of evictions and foreclosures, struggling just to put food on the table,” said Huffman. “The people we serve have waited, I believe, too long for this relief already. So, asking our Republican colleagues to join us should not be controversial if our job is serving the people. I hope they’ll do that, but with or without them we have to move this legislation forward right now with no more delays and no more piecemeal proposals.” googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });