What does the debate over the next stimulus package mean for Arizonans?

When it comes to negotiating the next coronavirus stimulus
package, House Democrats and Senate Republicans are at
odds. Again. In May, Democrats, who control the House,
proposed a $3 trillion plan that extended the $600 emergency
unemployment benefit until January. Their plan also included an
additional $1,200 stimulus check and additional funding for
COVID-19 testing and contact tracing.  Republicans rejected
the plan, but did not unveil their own until earlier this
week. Their $1 trillion proposal also includes an additional
$1,200 stimulus check for millions of Americans. It also offers
legal protections for small businesses and schools against
liability claims, with the hopes that such protections will
encourage them to reopen.  However, the proposal also caps
federal unemployment assistance to 70% of a workers' pay rather
than extending the $600 unemployment bonus. That program would be
phased in over the next two months. While it's being rolled out,
unemployed Americans would only receive a $200 boost to their
unemployment claims.  Democrats were challenging the
Republican proposal even before it was officially fleshed out
publicly. With markers laid down on both partisan sides, only
one thing appears imminent: gridlock. And it comes at a time
when many Americans are being pushed to the financial edge. 
In this week's episode of The Gaggle: An Arizona politics podcasts,
hosts Yvonne Wingett Sanchez and Ronald J. Hansen talk to business
reporter Ryan Randazzo about the effects a delayed stimulus bill
could have on the state of Arizona. They also discuss whether or
not the state has the financial ability to step in and help those
are unemployed while Congress stalls. Learn more about your ad
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