A bipartisan group of lawmakers from both the U.S. Senate and House proposed on Tuesday, 1 December, a USD 908 billion (EUR 750.8 billion) COVID-19 relief package that would include additional funding for fisheries affected by the pandemic.
That package includes USD 26 billion (EUR 21.5 billion) for nutrition and agriculture programs, which U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) said in a release would include assistance for fisheries. The exact amount or nature of the assistance was not made clear in the announcement. A spokesperson for Cassidy did not return a message seeking comment from SeafoodSource.
Among those joining Cassidy in the announcement were U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Angus King (I-Maine)…