Since President Biden’s American Rescue Plan was passed last month, federal, state, and local officials from across America have been using its funding to provide critical relief to states and localities struggling under the coronavirus pandemic. See examples below of how the American Rescue Plan is providing tangible benefits to localities everywhere:
HELP IS HERE STATE AND LOCAL STORIES:
AL: Alabama to receive $940 million incentive payments, over two years, if the state expands Medicaid under the American Rescue Plan. [Black Press USA, 04/09/2021]
AL: Federal funds set for child care providers across Alabama. [WSFA12, 04/19/2021]
CA: Padilla and Lee: Rescue Plan Will Lift Half a Million California Kids Out of Poverty. [The Observer, 04/15/2021]
NH: Shaheen, Hassan Want Local PFAS Projects Made Eligible For Pandemic Stimulus Funding. [NHPR, 04/14/2021]
NV: Nevada to get $361 million in federal child care grants. [Nevada Appeal, 04/17/2021]
NV: Rep. Horsford Op-Ed — Help is Here for Nevada’s Small Businesses. [The Urban Voice, 04/13/2021]
OH: Investing in workers means justice for retirees, a leg up for the middle class: Marty Walsh and Sherrod Brown. [Cleveland.com, 04/16/2021]
PA: Luzerne County school districts receiving nearly $200M in COVID-19 relief. [The Citizen’s Voice, 04/18/2021]
TX: Rep. Alred Op-Ed — The American Rescue Plan expanded access to health care. [North Dallas Gazette, 04/15/2021]
TX: Three El Paso clinics to receive more than $12.6 million to fight COVID-19. [El Paso Times, 03/30/2021]
VT: Vermont gets more than $150 million in COVID vaccination and mitigation funds. [Vermont Biz, 04/19/2021]
WA: Kilmer Announces Over $632 Million to Keep Washington Child Care Providers on the Job, Lower Costs for Working Families. [The Suburban Times, 04/20/2021]
WV: More than $1.8 million awarded to WV to help fight COVID-19 variants. [12WBOY, 04/19/2021]
WV: Cindy Lavender-Bowe: Thankful Manchin helped pass American Rescue Plan. [Charleston Gazette Mail, 04/15/2021]
HELP IS HERE STATE AND LOCAL SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS:
AR House:
https://twitter.com/KeithIngramAR/status/1384907378706063361
AZ Senate:
https://twitter.com/victorialsteele/status/1384613666755018753
https://twitter.com/AZSenateDems/status/1384610307608174593
CA Senate (Retweet):
https://twitter.com/DrPanMD/status/1383824949605912593
Councilmember, Los Angeles CA:
https://www.facebook.com/mhdcd8/posts/3000636286849165
Vice Mayor West Peake, Corona CA:
https://www.facebook.com/Speake4Corona/posts/1107480889734053
City Council, Oakland CA:
https://twitter.com/lorenmtaylor/status/1382845499263225858
CT House:
https://www.facebook.com/StateRepQPhipps/photos/a.1222237011264015/1921071894713853
IA Senate:
https://www.facebook.com/janet4iowa/posts/10160586648501336
DuPage County Board, IL:
https://twitter.com/JulieRenehan/status/1383116234644975616
IN House:
https://twitter.com/inhsedems/status/1384582645221269506
https://twitter.com/ryandvorak/status/1382821559568625667
https://twitter.com/inhsedems/status/1384573064353128457
Councilor, Fitchburg MA:
https://www.facebook.com/votesamsquailia/posts/4387216011289959
Council member Montgomery County, MD:
https://twitter.com/nancy_navarro/status/1384977655708192773
Kent County Board of Commissioners, MI (Retweet):
https://twitter.com/philipskaggs/status/1383792703196983304
NM House:
https://twitter.com/JavierForNM/status/1384225340180996096
Akron City Council, OH:
https://twitter.com/shammasmalik/status/1382835654904647686
OH House:
https://twitter.com/EricaCCrawley/status/1383883349198970887
PA House:
https://www.facebook.com/RepJordanHarris/posts/1869054493262927
https://www.facebook.com/RepCarrieLewisDelRosso/photos/a.111933250749210/180247823917752
https://www.facebook.com/RyanForPA/posts/293611032325928
Councilmember, Philadelphia PA:
https://www.facebook.com/councilmemberderekgreen/posts/297459168605459
TX House:
https://twitter.com/repwalle/status/1384225344576577536
VA House:
https://twitter.com/vahousedems/status/1382838322716934153
Federal Officials:
AL-07:
https://www.facebook.com/RepSewell/posts/5375481509191508
AL-19:
https://www.facebook.com/RepresentativeLauraHall/posts/10159411245538454
AZ-01:
https://www.facebook.com/repohalleran/posts/5300607240011911
AZ-09:
https://www.facebook.com/repgregstanton/posts/5749388401745749
CA-15:
https://twitter.com/RepSwalwell/status/1384224687434047496
CA-34:
https://twitter.com/JimmyGomezCA/status/1384182527317864453
CA-40:
https://www.facebook.com/RepRoybalAllard/posts/4438894432791717
FL-24:
https://twitter.com/repwilson/status/1384555006821470211
GA-07:
https://twitter.com/repbourdeaux/status/1383925405963329541
HI-01:
https://twitter.com/repedcase/status/1384564036021506055
IL-06:
https://www.facebook.com/RepSeanCasten/posts/1626771520845254
KS-03:
https://www.facebook.com/RepDavids/posts/3614531841991914
MA-01:
https://twitter.com/RepRichardNeal/status/1383116044294885382
MD-6:
https://twitter.com/repdavidtrone/status/1384586353325842436
US Senate, MI:
https://www.facebook.com/SenatorStabenow/posts/864306304121581
MP-1 (Mariana Islands):
https://twitter.com/Kilili_Sablan/status/1385046949007556615
https://www.facebook.com/congressmansablan/posts/10159553477382664
NH-02:
https://www.facebook.com/CongresswomanAnnieKuster/posts/1781498262023181
US Senate, NJ:
https://twitter.com/senatormenendez/status/1384160527820017665
NJ-07:
https://twitter.com/repmalinowski/status/1384905648031346689
NJ-10:
https://twitter.com/RepDonaldPayne/status/1384169934817660929
NV-04:
https://www.facebook.com/RepHorsford/photos/a.321625551271538/3453071874793541
NY-06:
https://twitter.com/Grace4NY/status/1384214064977514496
NY-18:
https://www.facebook.com/repseanmaloney/posts/4294124477267008
https://www.facebook.com/repseanmaloney/posts/4290532404292882
NY-20:
https://twitter.com/PaulTonko/status/1383928494078382080
NY-25:
https://www.facebook.com/RepJoeMorelle/posts/4573231386027003
US Senate, NV:
https://www.facebook.com/SenatorCortezMasto/posts/4100839649959744
OR-01:
https://twitter.com/repbonamici/status/1383114849115332610
PA-05:
https://twitter.com/RepMGS/status/1380198441960271874?s=20
https://twitter.com/RepMGS/status/1382763150773080064?s=20
PA-08:
https://www.facebook.com/CongressmanMattCartwright/posts/3799248040201273
https://twitter.com/RepCartwright/status/1384173126565568516
TX-16:
https://twitter.com/RepEscobar/status/1377793357506879491
https://twitter.com/RepEscobar/status/1379973114549899266
https://twitter.com/RepEscobar/status/1378508867831619586
TX-28:
https://www.facebook.com/repcuellar/posts/10157854909401551
VA-10:
https://www.facebook.com/CongresswomanWexton/posts/939029166669665
US Senate, WI:
https://www.facebook.com/senatortammybaldwin/posts/10159270114427140