Without Congressional action, an estimated 12 million Americans will see unemployment benefits run out by the end of the year. Eviction moratoriums will expire, and student loan payments will resume. And vital public health efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic will lose funding.
While promising vaccines provide hope that COVID-19 eventually will be brought under control, the prospect of economic calamity requires immediate attention.
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