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Schumer visits Rochester, touting billions in COVID-19 aid pouring into New York state
Schumer also addressed the extension of the Child Tax Credit, saying that the law will funnel about $7 billion to eligible families in New York. Some of them will receive $300 monthly payments from the federal government beginning in...
Schumer touts federal relief that will help New Yorkers recover, urges for SALT repeal
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer visited Rochester on Wednesday, enumerating the bounty of recent federal stimulus funding and promising even further spending in President Joe Biden's proposed $2 trillion infrastructure bill.
Sen. Schumer at Bug Jar in Rochester: Save Our Stages fund will help small venues, businesses
The American Rescue Plan also includes an additional round of direct stimulus checks that have already started going out, aid to help schools reopen, an expansion of the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, new rental assistance,...
March 2021 E-News
Preview – The American Rescue Plan and Children … And Much More in the March Edition of TCA’s E-News March 2021 What The American Rescue Plan Means For Children Significant Wins for State Children in Need The pandemic, along...
Children Not Destined to Live in Poverty
No child is predestined to live in poverty. And even though the United States is among the richest countries in the world, we consistently rank as having one of the worst child poverty rates among, for instance, the 37...
Nearly $400 million headed to Finger Lakes school districts, about half to RCSD
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that the Rochester-Finger Lakes region will receive $391 million for K-12 education. The money comes from the recent COVID-19 federal stimulus package.
A quarter billion dollars for RCSD likely out of federal stimulus, less for other districts
RCSD is in line for about $87 million from the COVID-19 relief bill that Congress passed in December. The more recent bill signed into law this month will provide an even bigger chunk of money, in the neighborhood of...
Roc Children’s Agenda: Child Tax Credit increase to be ‘revolutionary’ for poor families
If you’re a part of a family with children – there’s a good chance you receive a child tax credit. President Biden’s $1.2 trillion stimulus relief package signed into law Thursday night is going to raise this credit for...
Connections: Discussing federal plans to support children and families
The two leading plans in Washington to support children and families come from President Biden and... Mitt Romney? It's true - the Republican Senator has released his own plan to boost financial support for children, leading some in his...
