Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other Democrats on July 16 unveiled a $350 billion package and said it will end so-called systemic racism and underinvestment in minority communities that have been hard-hit during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dubbed the Economic Justice Act, Democrats said they want to see 10 investments over the next five years to help “communities of color” with health care, jobs, child care, housing assistance, and infrastructure being priorities.
