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WHAT'S IN DEMOCRATS' NEW $3 TRILLION CORONAVIRUS PACKAGE?

$1 trillion – one-third of the total – for  state and  local governments to pay essential workers like first responders, health workers and teachers 

$500 billion for state governments and  $375 billion for local governments

$175 billion to assist families with lost revenue from coronavirus outbreak or any other health care related expenses – this fund will also support boosting testing and contact tracing capabilities

$75 billion for housing assistance, including direct help with mortgage payments, property taxes, property insurance and utilities

$40 billion for tribal and territory relief

$25 billion for the  Postal Service

$10 billion for small businesses

$10 billion to support increased demand for food stamps through SNAP

$3.6 billion to help plan for federal elections

$1.5 billion for broadband hotspots, especially to those struggling to get internet as schools and jobs go virtual

$5 million in technology advances for House of Representatives' offices, including 'House imaged laptops,' cell phones, Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspots and satellite bandwidth technologies

$6,000 checks for eligible American households  

WHAT'S NOT IN THE RELIEF PACKAGE?

- More money for the Payment Protection Program to help small businesses pay their employees and keep their businesses during the pandemic 

- Donald Trump's demanded payroll tax cuts

 

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