In response to the latest weekly first-time jobless claims plunging to another pandemic-era low of 364,000, Protect Our Care Executive Director Brad Woodhouse issued the following statement:
“President Biden has been determined to deliver for American families by getting shots in arms, money in pockets, and people back to work since day one. Last week’s jobless claims are another sign that the American Rescue Plan is doing exactly what it was intended to do: putting an end to the coronavirus crisis and getting Americans back on their feet.
“The economy is already bouncing back to pre-pandemic levels thanks to direct stimulus checks, expanded unemployment insurance, state and local aid keeping essential workers like nurses, firefighters and EMTs on the job, assistance for families struggling to make rent and mortgage payments, and robust funding for vaccine distribution. And as Americans are getting vaccinated and returning to work, it’s clear that our economy is on an upward trajectory and we are closer than ever to defeating the pandemic.”