03-24-2020, 10:36 AM
(03-24-2020, 08:06 AM)michaelsean Wrote: Well I see Pelosi is being her usual helpful self.
1 $300 million for public broadcasting.
2 New tax credits for solar and wind energy.
3 New emissions standards for airlines as well as the Requirement for full carbon offset by 2025.
4 Requiring same-day voter registration and early voting for certain localities.
5 Bailouts for the U.S. Postal Service, the union pension fund and student loans.
6 Retirement plans for community newspaper employees.
7 The requirement to publish corporate pay statistics by race, and race statistics.
8 $1 billion “Cash for Clunkers”-style program where the government buys planes from airlines.
8 $1.5 million to study climate change mitigation efforts in civil aviation and aerospace industries.
10 New OSHA requirements on hospitals.
11 $1 billion to provide discounted phone service for low-income consumers; a to program expanded by President Obama.
Some of what I read this morning.