ICYMI: American Rescue Plan Funds Helping Arizona Veterans, No Thanks To A Single Congressional Republican

For Immediate Release
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Contact: Lily Morris, lmorris@azdem.org

ICMYI: American Rescue Plan Funds Helping Arizona Veterans, No Thanks To A Single Congressional Republican
Yesterday, Arizona Public Media published a report detailing how the American Rescue Plan helped veterans stay afloat throughout the pandemic.

Arizona Public Media: Veterans benefit from American Rescue Plan Act funds
By Megan Myscofski
February 2, 2022

“Almost one in ten Arizona adults is a veteran. A new report says American Rescue Plan Act funds went a long way in keeping the households of veterans in the state afloat over the last year, especially those with children.”
“Economist Dave Wells at the Grand Canyon Institute wrote the report and said about 12,000 veteran families benefited from the Child Tax Credit as a part of ARPA, which Congress passed into law last March.”
“Veterans received about $80 million in federal unemployment benefits. And about 1,000 veteran-owned small businesses received Paycheck Protection Program loans, which Wells said helped preserve about 1,500 jobs.“
“The pandemic impacted veterans just like it impacted everybody else, and it’s important to recognize that this program, although it wasn’t purely designed for veterans, definitely helped veterans.“
“About 80% of veterans received stimulus checks as part of the program.”

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