Anything But Politics

Episode Notes Note: Since the filming of this podcast, the stimulus package has been passed by the Senate, and now is going back to the House of Representatives for final approval. [00:00] [Intro Music] [00:11] Jimmy: Hello! Welcome back to NBN politics. For those of you that don’t want to scroll through 1,000 Google pages on the latest political news, we’re here to give you the Sparknotes version. [00:25] I’m Jimmy. [00:26] Ali: And I’m Ali. [00:27] Jimmy: And we’re your co-hosts. This week we are diving into the third, and most recent stimulus package! Will we be getting the stimulus checks everyone’s been talking about? [00:35] Ali: The House just passed a $1.9 trillion stimulus package called the American Rescue Plan to help families that are struggling because of COVID-19. [00:45] The bill includes a child tax credit, which basically means families could receive over $3,000 from the IRS per child. [00:50] It also includes housing assistance, where $30 billion is being invested in helping people pay their