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17 state treasurers call on Congress to approve stimulus with $350 billion in state and local aid

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Every elected Democratic state treasurer is calling on Congress to approve the American Rescue Plan, including the provision with $350 billion in state and local aid.

The 17 treasurers signed on to a letter organized by Invest in America Action calling for the necessity of that full relief. States received $150 billion of additional relief funding from Congress in last March’s CARES Act; now, nearly a year later, state treasurers from New Hampshire to Vermont say more is needed.

State and local government employment has lost 1.4 million jobs during the pandemic. The letter from details ⇒

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