{"id":7234,"date":"2009-02-13T12:14:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-13T17:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-economic-growth-package-contains-significant-help-for-workers-and-states\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:11:55","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:11:55","slug":"merkley-economic-growth-package-contains-significant-help-for-workers-and-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-economic-growth-package-contains-significant-help-for-workers-and-states\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley: El paquete de crecimiento econ\u00f3mico contiene una ayuda significativa para los trabajadores y los estados"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pressappReleaseBody\" title=\"Cuerpo de liberaci\u00f3n\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">Washington, DC \u2013 El Senador de Oreg\u00f3n, Jeff Merkley, expres\u00f3 su apoyo a la Ley de Recuperaci\u00f3n y Reinversi\u00f3n de los Estados Unidos antes de la votaci\u00f3n del Senado de hoy sobre el paquete final. El proyecto de ley crear\u00e1 empleos, invertir\u00e1 en la infraestructura de Estados Unidos, brindar\u00e1 asistencia a los estados y promover\u00e1 la producci\u00f3n y el desarrollo de energ\u00eda verde.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">\u201cEstados Unidos est\u00e1 en medio de una crisis laboral. En Oreg\u00f3n, nuestra tasa de desempleo ha subido un punto porcentual completo cada mes durante los \u00faltimos tres meses y esperamos que las cifras empeoren antes de mejorar\u201d, dijo Merkley. \u201cEste proyecto de ley hace frente a esa crisis al invertir en programas que crear\u00e1n empleos ahora y allanar\u00e1n el camino para el crecimiento futuro\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">El Senado votar\u00e1 hoy sobre el informe de la conferencia de aproximadamente $790 mil millones, que ya fue aprobado por la C\u00e1mara de Representantes. Entre las disposiciones cr\u00edticas del proyecto de ley:<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong>Rebajas de Impuestos para 95% de Trabajadores y sus Familias<\/strong>: El paquete incluye varias disposiciones para reducir los impuestos para los estadounidenses que trabajan, incluido el cr\u00e9dito Make Work Pay de $400 por persona para quienes ganan hasta $75,000 y $800 por pareja para quienes ganan hasta $150,000, y un nuevo impuesto de oportunidad estadounidense de $2500 Cr\u00e9dito para la educaci\u00f3n superior.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong>Asistencia a los Estados:<\/strong>&nbsp; Los estados, muchos de los cuales enfrentan d\u00e9ficits presupuestarios, recibir\u00e1n asistencia significativa en este paquete, que incluye $53.6 mil millones a trav\u00e9s de un fondo de estabilizaci\u00f3n estatal, un aumento significativo sobre los $39 mil millones aprobados por el Senado, y $87 mil millones en fondos federales de Medicaid.&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong>Ayuda para los necesitados<\/strong>: Las familias que est\u00e1n luchando obtendr\u00e1n una mano amiga en este proyecto de ley que incluye $19.9 mil millones en mayor financiaci\u00f3n de cupones para alimentos; m\u00e1s de $10 mil millones que la cantidad aprobada originalmente por el Senado. Adem\u00e1s, los beneficios de desempleo se incrementar\u00e1n en m\u00e1s de $100 por mes con una extensi\u00f3n de 33 semanas de beneficios para aquellos que hayan agotado sus beneficios regulares. Tanto los cupones de alimentos como los beneficios de desempleo extendidos han sido llamados las mejores formas de est\u00edmulo de &quot;banco por dinero&quot;, con $1 en financiamiento generando $1.73 y $1.63 respectivamente en una mayor actividad econ\u00f3mica.&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong>Invertir en energ\u00eda verde<\/strong>: La legislaci\u00f3n promueve el desarrollo y el uso de energ\u00eda verde a trav\u00e9s de m\u00e1s de $27 mil millones en fondos para hacer que los edificios sean m\u00e1s eficientes energ\u00e9ticamente y capacitar a los trabajadores en &quot;empleos verdes&quot; que disminuir\u00e1n nuestra dependencia del combustible extranjero mientras crean empleos aqu\u00ed en casa. El proyecto de ley tambi\u00e9n incluye $17 mil millones para modernizar la red el\u00e9ctrica de la naci\u00f3n e implementar tecnolog\u00eda de &quot;red inteligente&quot;.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoListParagraph\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; text-indent: -0.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol;\"><span style=\"mso-list: Ignore;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong>Creando empleos en nuestros bosques:<\/strong>&nbsp; El paquete final pondr\u00e1 un \u00e9nfasis renovado en la salud de los bosques y el empleo rural a trav\u00e9s de $500 millones en fondos para mitigar y prevenir los incendios forestales mediante el raleo de bosques secundarios obstruidos y sobrecrecidos, incluidos hasta $50 millones en subvenciones de &quot;madera-a-energ\u00eda&quot; para promover el uso de la biomasa forestal como fuente de combustible renovable. El monto final es un aumento de $15 millones sobre los fondos aprobados por el Senado.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">\u201cNos enfrentamos a algunas de las peores condiciones econ\u00f3micas desde la Gran Depresi\u00f3n. La elecci\u00f3n ante el Congreso era clara: seguir a aquellos que quer\u00edan permanecer en el mismo camino que nos llev\u00f3 a este punto, o trabajar con el presidente Obama para trazar una nueva direcci\u00f3n que se centre directamente en las necesidades de los trabajadores estadounidenses\u201d, dijo Merkley. \u201cHoy hemos dado un gran paso adelante en ese nuevo camino y continuar\u00e9 luchando por las familias que est\u00e1n sufriendo durante esta recesi\u00f3n\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Calibri;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, DC &ndash; Oregon&rsquo;s Senator Jeff Merkley expressed his support for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act prior to today&rsquo;s Senate vote on the final package.&nbsp; The bill will create jobs, invest in America&rsquo;s infrastructure, provide assistance to states and promote the production and development of green energy. &nbsp; 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