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also on our facebook page. going through some details of the bill signed and passed by the house and senate yesterday. here are some of the elements you have heard about, you probably heard about that $600 checked with the treasury secretary saying that once it is signed that money could go out as early as next week. unemployment aid for the tof-employed, also extended 11 weeks the emergency unemployment compensation program and the paycheck protection program which you heard several members of congress talk about yesterday, two hundred $84 billion added to that. some other elements of the bill. $82 billion for schools and colleges. it would extend a moratorium on the evictions that was set to expire at the end of the year billion for $25 rental assistance and $20 billion for small businesses. and money for music venues

programs that cater to low income and underserved communities. there are other figures that we will show you this morning as far as what is in the bill. donald trump is expected to sign it. yesterday in the lead up to the passage in the house and senate you had members talking about elements of this bill and why they think it's important, starting off with the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. senator mcconnell: there are americans'personal finances, the impossible kitchen table questions many working families have faced through no fault of their own. we created the paycheck protection program. it saved small businesses and help to millions of american workers keep receiving paychecks rather than pink slips. it would be insanity for us to have saved these jobs all this time only to drop the ball with

the end in sight. though this bill will send more than $280 billion to reopen the ppp for a targeted second round. we made sure churches and faith-based organizations will continue to be eligible. millions have already been laid off. republicans tried to stop willits and this package resume a temporary federal supplement to unemployment insurance. forxtends other programs self-employed and gig workers that would've expired. the particular leadership and direction of donald trump and secretary mnuchin households will receive a second round of direct relief checks, $600 per adult and per child. this is just some of the aid that will be heading americans way in a matter of hours. host: that is on the senate

side. at the beginning of the house session at 9:00 in the morning when speaker of the house nancy pelosi took the floor and talked about the importance of passing the bill and what was not included in the bill. rep, pelosi: what we could not get -- --, pelosi: languagesi: adequate to recognize that this coronavirus has taken a horrible toll on our whole country, more so -- people have died from the , a child who is hispanic had an eight times higher chance of going to a hospital because of the coronavirus than a white child. for african-americans a five times chance more of going to the hospital because of coronavirus.

vaccine that we hope will reach everyone as soon as possible. what i am heartbroken about about this bilbo, is while we make an attempt to crush the virus we don't do it adequately enough in terms of recognizing the toll on people of color, but we will have to do that in a public sentiment of it in the demands that we make on governors and others who are in charge of the distribution. we put money in the pockets of the american people, we want to do more, we are meeting the deadline of december 26 for unemployment insurance which was vital. perspectivetical from yesterday, from your perspective on if elements of this relief bill will help you. (202) 748-8000 if you are unemployed. if you are a furloughed worker, (202) 748-8001.

worker,re an essential i want your perspective, (202) 748-8002. all others can reach us at (202) 748-8003. lance and i gust a, georgia tech's sn says when it comes to relieve offered from the covid bill, that extra $600 will help only since he is retired and does not need the extra money. "it isfacebook says going in the bank as a rainy day am working, why would the government send money to those of us who are working and don't need this loan. yes it's a loan because sooner or later we will have to pay it back in higher taxes." diane says "600 does not even cover rent, it is people in congress saying they give up, good luck suckers." workersjoke, service are suffering come our

government stopped caring about the people they served long ago..." a variety of ways you can reach us with your perspective on the bill. new castle, pennsylvania, we will hear from shirley who is unemployed. go ahead. caller: thank you for taking my call. first of all, i do want to say thank god they finally got something through, it will at least help us a little bit. that needother things to be done. everything is in such an up people, and what i am praying, . and this is what i feel. i feel if he would just please call for martial law and put all of this stuff to rest. host: shirley, back to the topic at hand, you say you are unemployed. caller: yes i am.

since march. host: will the extension of unemployment benefits help you directly? caller: yes it will. , itill be $300 a week certainly not going to pay all the bills but it will certainly put a dent in things. host: is that $300 on top of what you get from the commonwealth of pennsylvania? get -- we would yes, that would be the $300 a week. i pray that they can get something settled here. host: let's go to sandy in columbus, ohio, also identifies as unemployed. caller: thank you for taking my call. on february 24 due to health reasons, i was unable to do my part time. i am 70 years old and have worked for the last six years. host: keep going with your thought. was i got the did

unemployment, but what i was saying is that by being a senior i was worried about people that had no money at all, i am receiving some retirement. ,hen you look at the situation the president has not come out. he didn't provide us to be safe, so we could not go back to work. it is really -- i don't understand. i'm so glad were getting a change of administration. there are people out there in food lines that have never been out there before. host: as far as the second round helping you directly, will it be like last time where it's a bit of a help but you get something due to retirement? caller: yes, but it will be a hell. because of my health situation i need to order in food and so forth, that's a higher cost. island,bert in rhode

you are next. caller: good morning. host: good morning. caller: i just think this $600 is a slap in the face. i was just watching to see portions of the bill and what they are doing with it. million so abroad hiv workers can buy new cars? another $24 million to the kennedy center? didn't they just get millions of dollars the last go round? have 193 million dollars for the fisheries? thancould give us all more $600 to be honest because that money will disappear the second it gets here. i'm so far behind on all my bills. i own a home, i have renters that are not paying rent, it's ridiculous.

host: as far as unemployment, the rental property is your only source of income or did you have a job on top of that? caller: i did have a job but i've been unemployed, i'm self-employed. things are not as good as they were. being self-employed, there is an element of this bill that would go directly to those who are self-employed. did you take advantage last time and will you take advantage this time? paperwork,s a lot of and i was approved but things did not go through and i was never contact did. you are on hold for one million with my can get by savings, so that's what i've been doing. host: that's robert in rhode island. when it comes to entertainment venues, the new york times highlights the fact that there are $15 billion set aside for those venues saying they are independent entertainment

businesses like music venues and movie theaters and cultural entities to apply for grants from the small business administration to support six months of payments for employees and cost including rent, utilities, and maintenance. applicants must have lost at least 25% of the revenue to qualify and those who have lost more than 90% will be able to apply first within the first two weeks. the core of these provisions were proposed in the senate in july by democratic senator amy klobuchar of minnesota and republican senator of texas john cornyn. steve on our line for others about the passage of this bill. steve from baltimore, maryland. you are next. caller: the legislative branch of this country is soon to turn this country into the next great third world country. the outsourcing, the off shoring, the spending of the

money, soon to be the next great third world country. host: how does that relate to the passage of this bill? all others because i was self-employed for 27 years , three years ago i was diagnosed with bone cancer due to a misdiagnosis from my general practitioner. collecten i was able to -- host: you are still on go ahead. self-employment taxes or social security disability. i would prefer to be working. we should all be out working. in the meantime, in reference to this bill along with the other no differentne is from 2008. we thought that was big at 885 billion. we are spending ourselves into oblivion, soon to become the next great third world country. host: that stephen baltimore, maryland. reporting on the relief package unveiled on monday, went through

the house and senate in a matter of hours. the senate cleared the massive package by a 92-6 vote after the house approved the package by 300 9-53. wereix republican senators marsha blackburn from tennessee, ,and paul, rick scott, mike lee and ted cruz of texas. kelly is next from illinois, go ahead. caller: yes, i am calling on behalf of the covid bill. i am a teacher's aide at the school and i have been that for 20 years. i'm just calling on behalf of that to say i am grateful for that because i am in good health -- i have health issues, but i am able to work. any little bit will help. i could complain, but i won't complain because i have been thanking god, he has been keeping me through this.

i just want to say, even though there was $900 billion for the covid relief, how will that be spread around the echo and we don't go into a recession? god -- thanking god. caller: spending -- power bill, my water bill, my life insurance. right now i don't have life insurance because i can't pay it. host: was this the same situation earlier this year when the first round of aid was passed and $1200 was the figure people were getting directly ?cho caller: -- directly caller: yes, that helped me. when they close the schools down i went out of work. host: kelly from illinois giving her story as a school worker.

identifies as a furloughed worker in texas, hello. james in texas? good morning. caller: i'm here, good morning. i wanted to call in, i've been watching the show since the pandemic started. i really appreciate the service you all are doing. ofave gotten very tired turning on msnbc or other mainstream media and seeing that we are not getting presented with all the information that is happening. this bill should be a wake-up for the american people that we need to start holding our representatives accountable and making sure they do things to help us. was $15 billion to help out the arts and different things, while i think that is important there is no need to go -- that needs to go to the citizens. i'm tired of driving around and seeing food lines of people who ofe through no fault

their own lost their jobs or businesses have been shut down. you are getting furloughed, all we are trying to do is work and be able to pick our families. the thing we get finally is a $600 payment. i never thought america would get to this point. host: where you furloughed

christmas while everybody else is going to be left holding the bag, and then we have to pay for it. host: one of the elements of the includes mental health and substance use disorders. "most of the money will likely be distributed through two .xisting block grants one for mental health services, the other for substance abuse and prevention services. funding will also likely go to programs for suicide prevention, mental health services for children, community behavioral health clinics, which treat low income patients, as well as emergency grants to states and native american tribes. -- american tribes." in trenton, new jersey. mark, you are on. caller: good morning. host: go ahead. caller: