Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced her American Rescue Plan District Tour: a series of roundtable discussions, constituency meetings, and site visits throughout Alabama’s 7th Congressional District. The purpose of this tour is to connect with constituents to ensure they have access to all of the available resources in the American Rescue Plan. 

“As Representative of Alabama’s 7th Congressional District, I remain committed to ensuring that my constituents have access to every resource necessary to weather this pandemic. I was proud to join with Congressional Democrats to pass the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law,” said Rep. Terri Sewell. “Because we passed this life-saving legislation, we can now put vaccines in arms, children back in school, money in pockets, and people back to work! This tour is a crucial step in ensuring that my constituents are both informed and supported as we continue moving forward in crushing this virus!” 

The tour will begin on Tuesday, March 23rd at 6:30 PM CST with a Telephone Townhall to answer constituent questions about how to receive stimulus checks, housing assistance, vaccination distribution and much more. You may register HERE or by visiting https://bit.ly/repsewelltownhall to receive a call. 

The American Rescue Plan will save lives and livelihoods:

• Put Vaccines in Arms: The plan will mount a $20 billion national vaccination program that includes setting up community vaccination sites nationwide and addressing disparities facing communities of color. It will also take complementary measures to combat the virus, including scaling up testing and tracing, addressing shortages of personal protective equipment and other critical supplies, investing in high-quality treatments and addressing health care disparities. 
• Put Children Safely Back in School: The plan will make a nearly $130 billion investment in school re-opening and making up for lost learning.
• Put Money in People’s Pockets: The plan finishes the job on the President’s promise to provide $2,000 in direct assistance to households across America with checks of $1,400 per person, following the $600 down payment enacted in December.  The plan will also provide direct housing assistance, nutrition assistance for 40 million Americans, expand access to safe and reliable child care and affordable health care, extend unemployment insurance so that more than 20 million American workers can pay their bills and supporting 27 million children with an expanded Child Tax Credit and more than 17 million low-wage workers through an improved Earned Income Tax Credit.
• Put People Back In Jobs: The plan will provide crucial support for the hardest-hit small businesses, especially those owned by entrepreneurs from racial and ethnic backgrounds that have experienced systemic discrimination, with EIDL grants, expanded PPP eligibility and more. The plan also provides crucial resources to protect the jobs of first responders, frontline public health workers, teachers, transit workers and other essential workers that all Americans depend on.

A video of Rep. Sewell announcing the American Rescue Plan District Tour can be found here. 

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