Democratic Senate Majority Delivers: President Biden Signs Sweeping COVID-19 Relief And Economic Rescue Package Into Law

DSCC Chair Peters: “As Our Country Rebuilds From This Crisis, Voters Will Know That Democrats Delivered Real Relief And Meaningful Results While Republicans Put Political Obstruction First And Turned Their Backs On Their States”

DSCC Chair Gary Peters issued the following statement today on President Biden quickly signing the American Rescue Plan into law:

“This historic legislation will have a tangible impact for millions of struggling Americans who need help now, and it wouldn’t have been possible without a Democratic majority in the Senate. Despite Republicans in Washington voting to block Coronavirus aid, this package has earned broad bipartisan support outside of Washington because it lays the groundwork to beat this pandemic, provides our local communities with critical resources, invests in the middle class and working families, and will jumpstart a robust recovery. As our country rebuilds from this crisis, voters will know that Democrats delivered real relief and meaningful results while Republicans put political obstruction first and turned their backs on their states.”

Earlier this week, the DSCC launched new digital ads and hosted a virtual press conference to hold vulnerable GOP incumbents Ron Johnson and Marco Rubio accountable for voting against the American Rescue Plan. Voters in Senate battlegrounds across the country are now reading in national and local headlines exactly what every single GOP senator voted against when they opposed this overwhelmingly popular relief package.

Senate Republicans are all on the record voting against a relief package that will:

• Deliver $1,400 direct relief checks
• Ramp up access to vaccines and testing
• Provide additional local funding to help schools safely reopen
• Send critical aid to state and local governments
• Extend emergency unemployment insurance
• Boost critical small business and restaurant assistance
• Cut child poverty nearly in half
• Brings big benefits to the middle class
• Lower health care costs for millions of Americans

The American people across party lines support this plan:

• 77% of Americans – including a majority of Republican voters
• Local GOP elected officials across the country
• 150+ of the nation’s top business leaders

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