Nick Tommarello
BROADCAST SCRIPT FOR A VALID PODCAST APRIL 2, 2020
NICK T0MMARELLO: PRESIDENT TRUMP SIGNED THE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT LAST FRIDAY. THE ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE, WHICH CONSISTS OF MORE THAN TWO-TRILLION DOLLARS, IS THE LARGEST RELIEF PACKAGE IN UNITED STATES HISTORY. THE NATIONAL DISABILITY INSTITUTE BROKE DOWN A LIST OF KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE CARES ACT, FOCUSING ON INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AND FAMILIES, DISABILITY-RELATED NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLIC SYSTEMS, AND PROVIDES POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS FOR THOSE GROUPS…
JENNIFER SZWEDA JORDAN: UNEMPLOYMENT ROSE ACROSS THE NATION, AND ESPECIALLY HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA. WHAT ASSISTANCE CAN INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE THROUGH THE RELIEF PACKAGE?
TOMMARELLO: ACCORDING TO THE INSTITUTE, INDIVIDUALS CAN RECEIVE SIX-HUNDRED DOLLARS A WEEK ON TOP OF THE BASE AMOUNT THAT A FURLOUGHED OR DISPLACED WORKER WOULD RECEIVE FROM THEIR STATE, AND THE BOOSTED PAYMENT WOULD LAST FOR FOUR MONTHS. SELF EMPLOYED PEOPLE AND CONTRACTORS WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR BENEFITS UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR IF THEY LOST WORK AS A RESULT OF CORONAVIRUS. PREVIOUSLY THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN INELIGIBLE TO APPLY.
JORDAN: THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE SENDING OUT OR DEPOSITING A ONE-TIME PAYMENT TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. WHAT FACTORS DECIDE WHO GETS WHAT?
TOMMARELLO: ALL TAXPAYERS WILL RECEIVE MONEY DIRECTLY THROUGH THE STIMULUS PACKAGE. THE FULL AMOUNT INDIVIDUALS COULD GET IS TWELVE-HUNDRED DOLLARS PLUS FIVE-HUNDRED FOR EACH CHILD THAT THEY MAY HAVE. THIS DOES INCLUDE PEOPLE WHO GET SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME AND/OR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE PAYMENTS. NOW IN ORDER TO GET THE PAYMENT, YOU MUST HAVE FILED A 2019 OR 2018 TAX RETURN. ANYONE WHO BENEFITS FROM SOCIAL SECURITY WILL BE PAID THE ONE-TIME PAYMENT WHETHER THEY FILED A TAX RETURN OR NOT, BUT THEY MAY HAVE TO FILL OUT MORE PAPERWORK.
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TOMMARELLO: YES. SO THE AMOUNT THAT INDIVIDUALS COULD RECEIVE WILL BE BASED OFF OF THEIR ANNUAL INCOME. AS LONG AS THEIR INCOME IS UNDER 75-THOUSAND AND THEY AREN’T LISTED AS A DEPENDENT OF ANOTHER TAXPAYER, THEN THEY SHOULD GET THE FULL 12-HUNDRED DOLLARS. INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD MUST HAVE AN INCOME THAT FALLS BELOW ONE-HUNDRED TWELVE-THOUSAND OR MARRIED MUST FALL BELOW ONE-HUNDRED FIFTY-THOUSAND DOLLARS. ANYONE WHO EXCEEDS THESE AMOUNTS WILL SEE A FIVE DOLLAR REDUCTION FOR EVERY ONE-HUNDRED DOLLARS THAT RISES ABOVE THE LIMITS… NOW THIS PAYMENT WON’T COUNT AS INCOME OR RESOURCES LIKE MEDICAID, SSI, SNAP OR HOUSING ASSISTANCE, FOR PEOPLE RECEIVING SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS. IF YOU HAVEN’T FILED IN 2018 OR HAVE YET TO FILE FOR 2019, TAX DAY WAS EXTENDED BY THREE MONTHS FROM APRIL FIFTEENTH TO JULY FIFTEENTH…
JORDAN: WHAT ABOUT INSURANCE COMPANIES? WILL THEY PAY FOR TESTING AND TREATMENTS?
TOMMARELLO: SO PRIVATE INSURANCE COMPANIES MUST COVER ALL TESTING, TREATMENTS AND EVEN A VACCINE WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE AT NO COST TO THE INDIVIDUAL. MORE INFORMATION ON FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE, MORTGAGE PAYMENT POSTPONEMENT, AND TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS ALL AT NATIONAL DISABILITY INSTITUTE DOT ORG.
EDS NOTE: Above is a live news segment that was edited out of the full podcast recording for content timeliness and relevance. The additional episode content from March is below.
Nick is an anticipated 2021 graduate of a B.A. in Broadcast Reporting at Point Park University. He’s worked on the All-Abilities Media project since 2019, helping train people with disabilities in podcast production and directed and/or produced video interviews. He’s also an associate producer of “A Valid Podcast,” and “Look Who’s Here!,” Nick loves the immediate and accessible communication and feedback from the AAM team and the disability community.
