Maine AFL-CIO Applauds King & Pingree for Passage of COVID Rescue Plan, Disappointed in Collins & Golden

Today, the US House voted 220-211 to pass President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan that will provide critical funding for public services, vaccinations, $1,400 stimulus checks, assistance for laid off workers, funding to guarantee pensions for one million workers, school funding, family medical leave for workers impacted by Covid-19, provisions to cut child poverty in half and more. The American Rescue Plan  is the largest direct increase in worker purchasing power ever.

“This legislation would provide critical relief to workers struggling in the worst economic and public health crisis we've seen in a century. It would also ensure that we more quickly and equitably come out of this economic crisis,” said Cynthia Phinney, President of the Maine AFL-CIO. 

We are pleased that Congressman Chellie Pingree and her colleagues understand the urgency to pass such a robust stimulus as it has taken nearly a decade for many working people to fully recover from the Great Recession. We are very disappointed that Congressman Jared Golden and Senator Susan Collins chose not to support this pro-worker legislation. It is crystal clear that working people in Maine and across the country will be significantly better off under this new law.””

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