Senate Republicans won't expand food stamps program in pandemic relief proposal. It does suggest doubling the 'three-martini lunch' tax deduction

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• Senate Republicans introduced their coronavirus relief bill on Monday, known as the HEALS Act (Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools Act).
• The proposal included another round of $1,200 stimulus checks, and reduced unemployment benefits, and allocated $105 billion towards education — two-thirds of the funding is tied to schools reopening — another $30 billion to military funds, and $1.75 billion for a new FBI building.
• The act also suggested doubling the "three-martini lunch" deduction, a tax deduction for reimbursed business meals, from 50% to 100% of the meal.
• However, the proposed bill does not expand the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps, which provides food relief to millions of people facing food insecurity amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
• "They didn't have money for food stamps, but they had money for an FBI building just so that they can diminish competition for the president's hotel," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Monday evening in response to the proposal.
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Senate Republicans unveiled their coronavirus relief proposal on Monday, which doesn't expand the food stamps program.

The $1 trillion relief bill, known as the HEALS Act (Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection, and Schools Act) included another round of $1,200 stimulus checks and reduced unemployment benefits in comparison to its predecessor, the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act).

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