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Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released a report on April 30 detailing the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on communities of color. The report also lists Democratic priorities for future coronavirus relief packages, including funding to provide emergency rental…
Representatives Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) and Marc Veasey (D-TX) led 40 of their colleagues in drafting an April 22 letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner Charles Rettig urging them to address barriers that prevent individuals…
NLIHC joined a sign-on letter on April 21 urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Social Security Administration Commissioner Andrew Saul, and Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie to eliminate a sudden deadline for Social Security beneficiaries to file taxes or use a new web tool from the…
The Pew Research Center released a summary of a national survey conducted April 7-12, which found that 52% of lower-income Americans report that they or someone in their household has lost a job or taken a pay cut due to COVID-19. Overall, 43% of adults in the U.S. report lost household income, up…