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Republican lawmakers want to send another round of stimulus checks to American households to help them weather the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The checks would be similar in amount to the first round, but not as generous as the package proposed by Democrats in May. Details about a potential second round of checks emerged on Monday when Senate Republicans outlined their fourth phase of fed
stanley cup eral coronavirus response efforts, which would include other stimulus measures, such as enhanced unemployment benefits.
stanley cup But the Republican proposal mdash; called the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools, or HEALS, Act mdash; provides less money for children than would a competing stimu
stanley cup lus bill from Democrats, which was approved by the House in May. Nevertheless, the Republican stimulus package would provide households with almost identical benefits to the first round of checks, which were issued through the bi-partisan CARES Act beginning in April after its passage in March. Those checks helped buoy finances for more than 160 million households, with families paying bills or socking away money for a future emergency. Almost half of all Americans have reported the loss of income from March through early July, according to Census data, underscoring the financial stress that many households are experiencing during the pandemic. Another massive round of stimulus checks could even help the moribund economy Flbw Feds declare western mouse endangered amid land dispute
WASHINGTON -- The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality repeatedly gave assurances that water from the Flint River was safe, when in reality it had dangerous levels of lead, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says.Snyder tells Congress he didn t learn that Flint s water was contaminated until Oct. 1, 2015 - nearly 18 months after the city began drawing its water from the Flint River in April 2014 to save money.Snyder said he took immediate action, reconnecting the city with Detroit s water supply and distributing water filters and testing residents - especially children - for elevated lead levels. Not
crocs a day or night goes by that this tragedy doesn t weigh on my mind - the questions I should have asked, the answers I should have de
adidas samba manded, Snyder says in testimony prepared for a House hearing Thursday.Ultimately, Snyder says, he wonders how he could have prevented the disaster. That s why I am so committed to delivering permanent,
yeezy long-term solutions and the clean, safe drinking water that every Michigan citizen deserves, he said. Snyder will be a star witness at a hearing Thursday before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The session is the second of two Flint-related hearings the panel is conducting this week.Environmental Protection Agency chief Gina McCarthy also is set to testify. McCarthy faults state officials for the crisis, which occurred when Flint switched from the Detroit system and began drawing from
