The Congress is debating the content and the size of the economic rescue plan proposed by the Biden-Harris administration.

Will $1.9 trillion stimulate the economy or inflate it?

What should be the income ceiling for direct payments to individuals?

What other programs should be funded in the bill?

At the state level, how do we direct our spending and policy so that it is consistent with the bill the Congress enacts?

Encouraging public service among recent college and high school graduates is one of my goals.

Individuals who serve with nonprofit corporations or government agencies that provide certain COVID-19 related services would be the priority for the Maryland Corps program under House Bill 850, which I have introduced.

If there is a national contact tracing and COVID-19 public health workforce program, the “U.S. Public Health Job Corps,” my bill and similar legislation in Annapolis need to be revised to be eligible under such a program.

I will be working with our professional staff to draft such language.