House Democrats Propose $15 Billion in Relief Funding for Airlines

House Democrats on Monday released the first draft text for key pieces of legislation that will comprise President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 relief bill.

The legislative language released by the Education and Labor Committee and Committee on Financial Services shows Democrats are forging ahead with plans to increase the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025, and have earmarked $15 billion for airline-worker payroll assistance. The Transport panel detailed further billions for airports and trains.

In all, 12 committees are meeting in the coming days to assemble the stimulus bill for a House floor vote during the week of Feb. 22. Once the bill goes to the Senate, it is designed to be passed with just 50 members plus the tie-breaking vote of Vice President Kamala Harris using a special budget fast-track procedure.

Education and Labor Chair Bobby Scott’s draft bill includes Biden’s minimum-wage proposal, which also phases out the lower wage for tipped workers. The committee, set to meet Tuesday to hold votes on the bill, estimates that 27 million workers would see a pay increase under the provision by 2025, if it passed.

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[cindaanderson]

Why do the Airlines CONTINUALLY GET GAILED OUT???

[guesswho]

Am I supposed to feel sorry for billion dollar airline corporations! I’ll pass 😒

[CaptTeamwork]

Keep voting Democrat. That will help 🤣🤣🤣

[dw]

But, we the people, can't get 600 f**king dollars...

[mud]

Well that's just what we can afford!!!! Good job cornpop

[rumfordc]

they need to lower this woman's teleprompter

[Claire_H]

Shameless, I haven’t even gotten the first stimulus check. And I never will. Yet there are others that actually need that. Billion dollar corporations do not need anything

[reallyrowdyred]

Airlines do no deserve a bailout more than our small businesses.

[MrPland]

Maybe charge more than $20 for a round trip flight from Houston to Denver. I’m going to Miami this weekend for $35 round trip. How the hell do they make any money?

[tonilofthouse]

Wow 15 billion for airlines but they couldn’t send us $2000. They had to cut it to $1400. Ery sad!

[awakenedhelper]

That amount can change many lives. What a shame

[jesseskyeightch]

You keep this bs updated with your family is the most important 💯👌👏🙄😒😤💯👍

[deadreckoning]

Another bailout for huge corporations and with our tax dollars? Meanwhile we can't get a fkn minimum wage raise from 7.25 an hour? What's wrong with this picture?

[kennethg]

Let’s flip the bill for yet another failing business! 🖕

[ezduzit]

Who's dumb enough to fly at a time like this?

[moniquelove]

He'll No! Airlines making billions. That's a handout for their Pockets That's called Greed!

[mountopia]

The government benefits from the airline industry so this is typical.

[vickisotomayorleroy]

Print up more money? Borrow from China? or sign some more EO"S no need for pesky legislation when you have a Pen and a Phone!

[himonwillard]

They will help everyone but legal American citizens.

[GODolution]

No way. Let them shut down like most other businesses.