The COVID-19 relief communities of color are desperate for is on its way, with no Republican support
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The House turned to work on the COVID-19 relief package Friday—President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan, an ambitious response to try to restore the nation's physical and economic health following a year of pandemic and a year of callous negligence from DThe COVID-19 relief communities of color are desperate for is on its way, with no Republican support
The House turned to work on the COVID-19 relief package Friday—President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan, an ambitious response to try to restore the nation's physical and economic health following a year of pandemic and a year of callous negligence from Donald Trump and Senate Republicans. That negligence looks more and more like a deliberate effort by Republicans to further what seems to be their only guiding principle these days: white supremacy. They remain steadfastly and unanimously opposed to the legislation in both the House and Senate, still talking about blue state bailouts and excess spending. Those are code words, because they know that this pandemic has hit communities of color so hard. They know the harm has been disproportionate, that the relief they have reluctantly provided over the past year hasn't reached the communities that have needed it most. That's not been kept secret: The traditional media has been reporting that for months and months. It's still true now. A new survey conducted by SurveyMonkey for CNBC + Acorns Invest in You finds that Blacks and Latinos are twice as likely as white respondents to need the stimulus checks just to «get by.» In both communities 40% of respondents say they're counting on the checks, and 31% of Asian Americans say the same, as opposed to 20% of whites who say they don't need the checks, «and that the government should give the money to someone else who needs it.» People of color are also the least likely to receive financial assistance from the government quickly. More than 76% of white respondents say they've received at least one of the payments, but only 67% of Latinos, 65% of Blacks, and 61% of Asian-Americans have received the checks. Read more