The U.S. House of Representatives was poised to adopt the “American Rescue Plan” bill Wednesday, which was expected to be signed by President Joe Biden. In addition to aid for cities and towns, the bill includes stimulus checks for many across the country and includes funds for unemployment. Bethel officials expect to get $9.89 million for the town and schools between the package expected to be approved Tuesday and one approved in December and tied to the pandemic. In Danbury, the city is receiving about $71 million from this stimulus bill and last year’s. Mayor Joe Cavo said the funds are “unexpected and would certainly be welcome here.” In Newtown, the combined money from the December package and the American Rescue Plan is expected to be $10 million — $1.9 million of which would be earmarked for schools.
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