Democrats Say Relief Programs Could Become This Generation's New Deal
On top of the small business loans and money for health care included in previous bills, the latest round of relief includes longtime Democratic priorities for lifting people out of poverty.
One of the key aims of President Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill is to send money to people who were already at risk of falling behind on bills or slipping into poverty.
Democrats say the relief bill set to pass the House Friday includes several new programs intended to create a new social safety net that some in the party are comparing to a new, smaller version of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal.
"What we're addressing here is the economic disjunction in American life," said Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., who chairs the House Ways and Means Committee. "What we're asking for here is an opportunity for people at the
