"I can't think of legislation that has been more important to New York in decades, this may even be more important than the $20 billion we got after 9/11 and the $60 billion we got after Sandy his us so hard," Schumer said. "I say to beleaguered New Yorkers, help is on the way."
The Democrat detailed aid that he said would be headed to schools, small businesses, museums, restaurants, transit, theaters, vaccine distribution and local governments plus the $1,400 in direct aid that most New Yorkers are slated to receive as part of the relief package.
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"As majority leader I did all I could to make sure that New York was helped in every different aspect," Schumer said at a news conference in the lobby of the Manhattan building where his office is located.
The COVID relief bill includes more than $6 billion in federal funding for the MTA. The struggling transit system has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Senate's passage of the relief bill Saturday puts President Joe Biden's top priority closer to becoming law and shows Schumer, in his first big test as majority leader, can unify the wafer-thin Democratic majority and deliver the votes.
Schumer told The Associated Press in an interview in Washington after the vote, "Lessons learned: If we have unity, we can do big things."
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