Download " Spending Proposal: Without COVID-19 Relief Chamberlain University College of Nursing and more Thesis Business Accounting in PDF only on Docsity! 1 Running head: PROPOSED BUDGETARY CHANGE Spending Proposal: Without COVID-19 Relief Chamberlain University College of Nursing POLI 330: Political Science Spending Proposal: Without COVID-19 Relief On November 10th, Forbes releases a news article in regard to the spending proposal made by Senate Republicans. This $1.4 trillion proposal is a packet consisting of 12 separate bills that they are offering to Democrats as a negotiation. The funds are divided amongst defense ($700 billion), Homeland Security ($70 billion), Food and Drug Administration ($3.2 billion) and a border wall ($2 billion). $1.5 billion of the total being diverted to the border wall was originally meant for the National Guard and Reserves unit. This was intended to supply the unit with generators, spare parts, and trucks.The Democratics criticized this packet for the lack of a COVID-19 relief as Republicans respond that their intent is to include it in a separate legislation. In order to keep the government running, it is necessary to reach an agreement on the budget. 2 Running head: PROPOSED BUDGETARY CHANGE Both parties continue to clash as they disagree with issues such as state and local aid as well as liability protection for businesses (Hansen, 2020). It is noted that foreign aid and education programs would get noticeably smaller increases compared to the NASA, health research, and veterans’ programs (Taylor, 2020). The issue at hand is reaching a consensus on where the funding should go. The government shutdown is scheduled for December 11th, five days from now and the current funding expires December 12th. This brings a lot of pressure to Congress and conflicts arise as a compromise needs to be made. The Democratics criticized this packet for the lack of a COVID- 19 relief as Republicans respond that their intent is to include it in a separate legislation. This greatly impacts small businesses who try to stay open while attempting to enforce social guidelines as an effort to slow the spread of the Coronavirus. The state of California has enforced their most strict regulations as they enforce a new stay-at-home order for three weeks (Cowan, Healy, & Fuller, 2020). New rules include a limited capacity inside stores and having restaurants go back to takeout or delivery only. Many other states should follow in their footsteps to stop the spread as cases continue to increase. Today, December 6th, an article from USA Today was released discussing a relief bill offering an extra $300 along with the weekly unemployment benefits instead of the preferred $1,200 stimulus check (Yen, 2020).This has become a hot issue recently because Democrats pushed for an increase in stimulus checks even after the third round, however, it seems that the check will not be passed.Republicans declared that this was the best plan of action and stated that they would leave the issue for the next President, Joe Biden, to deal with. Due to the worldwide pandemic, education programs across the nation have taken extra measures to ensure the safety 5 Running head: PROPOSED BUDGETARY CHANGE References Ad Fontes Media.(2020). Forbes Bias and Reliability. Retrieved from https://www.adfontesmedia.com/forbes-bias-and-reliability/ Britannica.(2020). Forbes. Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Forbes-magazine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.(2020). CDC’s Developmental Milestones. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html Cowan, J., Healy, J.,& Fuller, T.(2020). California Will Impose Its Strongest Virus Measures Since The Spring. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/us/california-stay-at-home-order.html Hansen, S. (2020). Senate Republicans Release $1.4 Trillion Spending Plan – Without Covid-19 Relief – Ahead Of December 11 Government Shutdown Deadline. Forbes. Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahhansen/2020/11/10/senate-republicans-release- 14-trillion-spending-plan-without-covid-19-relief-ahead-of-december-11-government- shutdown-deadline/?sh=76793879796f Taylor, A. (2020). GOP unveils $1.4T spending bill amid post-election turmoil. Associated Press. Retrieved from https://apnews.com/article/gop-unveils-spending-bill-post-election- 5276410babc7b3757fd5498c7f1c5931 Yen, H. (2020). COVID-19 relief proposal won’t offer $1,200 checks, but provides extra $300 in federal unemployment benefits. USA Today. Retrieved from https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/economy/2020/12/06/unemployment-benefits- coronavirus-covid-19-bill-no-stimulus-checks/3852130001/ 6 Running head: PROPOSED BUDGETARY CHANGE
