Rally calls for more pandemic assistance

Rally calls for more pandemic assistance

GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN... I'M KEITHRADFORD.THERE'S A LOCALGRASSROOTS EFFORTUNDERWAY NOW..DEMANDING MOREPANDEMIC RELIEFFROM WASHINGTON.A RALLY WAS HELDTODAY IN FRONT OFTHE ERIE COUNTYOFFICE BUILDING...WITHDEMONSTRATORSCALLING ONCONGRESS TO PASS ASO CALLED, "PEOPLE'SBAILOUT".AS WE CONTINUE OURREBOUND..

SEVENEYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER ED REILLYIS MAKING SUREPEOPLE WHO ARE INPOWER ARE DOINGWHAT'S RIGHT.SO WE CAN MAKE SUREWE HAVE A SOLID PLANTO KEEP PEOPLE INTHEIR HOMESCONCERNEDINDIVIDUALS JOINEDWITH "CITIZEN ACTIONOF NEW YORK" TOCALL ATTENTION TOTHE FACT THAT THECOMMUNITY COULD BEFACING A SERIOUSHOUSING CRISIS - IFSOMETHING ISN'TDONE TO HELP THEMANY PEOPLE WHOARE STILL OFF THEJOB DUE TO COVID-19AND NEED MOREUNEMPLOYMENTBENFITS.PEOPLE NOT ONLYDON'T HAVE MONEYFOR THEIR HOUSESBUT THEY DON'T HAVEANY MONEY TOSUSTAIN THEIREVERYDAY LIVESTHE $600 PER WEEKFEDERAL PANDEMICUNEMPLOYMENTCOMPENSATION ENDSON JULY 26.AND A THREE-TRILLIONDOLLAR STIMULUSPACKAGE PASSED BYTHE HOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVES ISSTALLED IN THE U.S.SENATE BECAUSE OFCONCERNS OVERCOST AND THENUMBER ITEMS ISEEKS TO MODIFY.THE CITY OF BUFFALO,IN ADDITION TO ALLCITIES, IS GOING TO BEIN TROUBLE IF WE DONOT RECEIVE THESUPPORT FROM THEFEDERAGOVERNMENTTHE RALLY-GOERFEAR ONCE THEGOVERNOR'SEXECUTIVE ORDER ONEVICTIONS EXPIRES -MANY OFF THE JOBWORKERS -ESPECIALLY IN POORNEIGHBORHOODS -WILL BE FORCED OUT.THE RENT IS DUE ANDTHE RENT IS TOO DAMNHIGH.

IT IS DUE ON THE1ST OF THE MONTHAND WE ARE TAPPEDOUT, AND WE DON'THAVE ANY MONEY.I AM REALLYEMBARASSED ABOUTTHE THING THAT I HAVETO BEG FOR MY MONEYBUT I THINK I AMENTITLED TOWE SPOKE WITH 78-YEAR OLD CAROLFROM LOCKPORTTHE SENIOR NEEDSHER PART-TIME JOB ASA SCHOOL CAFETERIAWORKER TO MAKEENDS MEET.BUT WITH SCHOOLSCLOSED .

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AND STILLWAITING SINCE MARCH15TH FOR HERPANDEMICUNEMPLOYMENTASSISTANCE .

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.CAROL IS ALMOST OUTOF MONEY.THE LITTLE BIT OFSAVINGS I HAD, I HADTO USE THAT.

NOW ITIS COMING TO AN ENDAND I HAVE LESS THE$400 LEFT.SINCE NEW YORKSTATE HAS SUCH AHIGH NUMBER OFPEOPLE UNEMPLOYED.

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.THE LABODEPARTMENT ISURGING PEOPLE TOUSE THE JOBSEXPRESS DATABASEON ITS WEBSITE THATLISTS NUMEROUSOPEN JOBS IN THEWESTERN REGION.AND A NEW"EXTENDED BENEFITSPROGRAM" BECAMEEFFECTIVE ON JULY5TH FOR PEOPLE WHONEED MORE THAN THETRADITIONAL 26WEEKS OFUNEMPLOYMENTINSURANCE.NEW YORK'SEXTENDED BENEFITPROGRAM CAN BE ALITTLE CONFUSING TOUNDERSTAND.

ANDTHAT IS WHY WE PUT AFACTSHEET FROM THEDEPARTMENT OFLABOR ON OURWEBSITE TO SEE IFYOU QUALIFY.

INBUFFALO, ED REILLY 7EWNAS PEOPLEDEMONSTATEHERE......THE WHITEHOUSE ANDCONGRESS ARE NOWIN FACT...WORKING ONA NEW COVID-19FEDERAL STIMULUSRELIEF PACKAGE.TODAY... PRESIDENTTRUMP MET WITHSENATE MAJORITYLEADER MITCHMCCONNELL ANDHOUSE MINORITYLEADER KEVINMCCARTHY AT THEWHITE HOUSE.THEY'RE FINALIZINGTHE MAKEUP OF A GOPSTIMULUS BILLBEFORE IT IS ROLLEDOUT PUBLICLY BYSENATE REPUBLICANSLATER THIS WEEK.WE'RE WORKING ANDNEGOTIATING WITH THEDEMOCRATS ONTRYING TO GET A PLANTHAT HELPS SMALLBUSINESSES, HELPSPEOPLE, HELPS THISCOUNTRY AND I THINKWE'VE MADE A LOT OFPROGRESS ON THATTHE "G-O-P" RELIEFPACKAGE WOULDCOST ROUGHLY ONE-TRILLION DOLLARS.THE FOCUS THIS TIMEIS ON CHILDREN...SCHOOLS... JOBS ANDVACCINES.AMERICANS MAY ALSOBE GETTING ANOTHERSTIMULUS CHECK ASWELL...BUT NODETAILS ON THAT