Rep. Tlaib, 83 Members of Congress Call for Recurring Direct Payments During COVID-19 Pandemic
May 13, 2020
May 13, 2020
WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release:
As the nation's unemployment rate climbs to figures not seen since the Great Depression--and following more than 20 million people losing their jobs in April alone--U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) led a bicameral letter to U.S. Senate and House of Representatives leaders urging the adoption in any upcoming coronavirus legislation of recurring monthly cash payments to those most at-risk . . .
As the nation's unemployment rate climbs to figures not seen since the Great Depression--and following more than 20 million people losing their jobs in April alone--U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib (MI-13) led a bicameral letter to U.S. Senate and House of Representatives leaders urging the adoption in any upcoming coronavirus legislation of recurring monthly cash payments to those most at-risk . . .