{"id":1783,"date":"2021-01-14T09:21:13","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T14:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/?p=1783"},"modified":"2021-02-09T09:23:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-09T14:23:13","slug":"pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"PEF Statement on President-elect Biden\u2019s \u201cAmerican Rescue Plan\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight, President-elect Joe Biden outlined his bold $1.9 trillion \u201cAmerican Rescue Plan,\u201d which is designed to defeat the coronavirus, support American families hurt by the economic fallout, and jump start the economy so the nation can move forward. PEF fully supports this comprehensive action plan, which includes almost $350 billion to help states and localities manage the budgetary damage caused by the virus. This proposal also includes significant additional financial and programmatic support for struggling American families, including a proposal to lift the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis afternoon, I received a call from New York Senator Chuck Schumer outlining the work he is doing with President-elect Biden to bring New York and our nation back stronger than ever,\u201d PEF President Wayne Spence stated, \u201cthis is a great start.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the end, we must remember that we are one state and one nation.\u00a0 We must build back stronger together!\u00a0 We thank Senator Schumer for his leadership and we look forward to working with the entire New York congressional delegation to help make this critical plan a reality,\u201d Spence stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight, President-elect Joe Biden outlined his bold $1.9 trillion \u201cAmerican Rescue Plan,\u201d which is designed to defeat the coronavirus, support American families hurt by the economic fallout, and jump start&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":1768,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,479],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PEF Statement on President-elect Biden\u2019s \u201cAmerican Rescue Plan\u201d - PEF<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PEF Statement on President-elect Biden\u2019s \u201cAmerican Rescue Plan\u201d\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tonight, President-elect Joe Biden outlined his bold $1.9 trillion \u201cAmerican Rescue Plan,\u201d which is designed to defeat the coronavirus, support American families hurt by the economic fallout, and jump start...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PEF\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-01-14T14:21:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-02-09T14:23:13+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bidenremarks.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"435\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"ccanham\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"ccanham\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"ccanham\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/#\/schema\/person\/0677b03b1fcdadfe00f4e905b97b90e4\"},\"headline\":\"PEF Statement on President-elect Biden\u2019s \u201cAmerican Rescue Plan\u201d\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-01-14T14:21:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-02-09T14:23:13+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/\"},\"wordCount\":188,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bidenremarks.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\",\"Press Releases\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/\",\"name\":\"PEF Statement on President-elect Biden\u2019s \u201cAmerican Rescue Plan\u201d - PEF\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bidenremarks.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-01-14T14:21:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-02-09T14:23:13+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/#\/schema\/person\/0677b03b1fcdadfe00f4e905b97b90e4\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bidenremarks.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bidenremarks.jpg\",\"width\":640,\"height\":435,\"caption\":\"Joe Biden\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/\",\"name\":\"PEF\",\"description\":\"New York State Public Employees Federation\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/#\/schema\/person\/0677b03b1fcdadfe00f4e905b97b90e4\",\"name\":\"ccanham\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/author\/ccanham\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"PEF Statement on President-elect Biden\u2019s \u201cAmerican Rescue Plan\u201d - PEF","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"PEF Statement on President-elect Biden\u2019s \u201cAmerican Rescue Plan\u201d","og_description":"Tonight, President-elect Joe Biden outlined his bold $1.9 trillion \u201cAmerican Rescue Plan,\u201d which is designed to defeat the coronavirus, support American families hurt by the economic fallout, and jump start...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/","og_site_name":"PEF","article_published_time":"2021-01-14T14:21:13+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-02-09T14:23:13+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":435,"url":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bidenremarks.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"ccanham","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"ccanham","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/"},"author":{"name":"ccanham","@id":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/#\/schema\/person\/0677b03b1fcdadfe00f4e905b97b90e4"},"headline":"PEF Statement on President-elect Biden\u2019s \u201cAmerican Rescue Plan\u201d","datePublished":"2021-01-14T14:21:13+00:00","dateModified":"2021-02-09T14:23:13+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/"},"wordCount":188,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bidenremarks.jpg","articleSection":["News","Press Releases"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/","url":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/","name":"PEF Statement on President-elect Biden\u2019s \u201cAmerican Rescue Plan\u201d - PEF","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bidenremarks.jpg","datePublished":"2021-01-14T14:21:13+00:00","dateModified":"2021-02-09T14:23:13+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/#\/schema\/person\/0677b03b1fcdadfe00f4e905b97b90e4"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/news\/pef-statement-on-president-elect-bidens-american-rescue-plan\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bidenremarks.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Bidenremarks.jpg","width":640,"height":435,"caption":"Joe Biden"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/","name":"PEF","description":"New York State Public Employees Federation","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/#\/schema\/person\/0677b03b1fcdadfe00f4e905b97b90e4","name":"ccanham","url":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/articles\/author\/ccanham\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/noduslink\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/noduslink\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/noduslink\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/noduslink\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/noduslink\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1783"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/noduslink\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1784,"href":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/noduslink\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1783\/revisions\/1784"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/noduslink\/wp\/v2\/media\/1768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/noduslink\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/noduslink\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pef.org\/noduslink\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}