President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats reached a deal on key provisions of the COVID-19 relief bill on March 3 that will see the pandemic unemployment benefit top-up stay at $400 through August, while eligibility thresholds for the $1,400 direct payments to American families will be tighter. White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked…
Biden Strikes Deal With Senate Democrats on Stimulus Check Thresholds, Unemployment Boost
March 4, 2021
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Biden, Senate Democrats Strike Deal on Stimulus Check Thresholds, Unemployment Boost
March 4, 2021
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President Joe Biden and Senate Democrats reached a deal on key provisions of the COVID-19 relief bill on March 3 that will see the pandemic unemployment benefit top-up stay at $400 through August, while eligibility thresholds for the $1,400 direct payments to U.S. families will be tighter. White House press secretary Jen Psaki was asked…
Missouri Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Exempt Stimulus Checks From State Tax
A Republican lawmaker in Missouri has introduced state-level legislation to exempt federal stimulus checks—or economic impact payments—from state income tax. Cody Smith, who chairs the Missouri House Budget Committee, sponsored the bill (pdf), which excludes economic impact payments from a Missouri taxpayer’s adjusted gross income, effectively exempting them from state taxes. Smith’s bill is similar…
Rubio Urges Biden to Break ‘Paralysis in Washington’ and Push for $2,000 Stimulus Checks
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) urged President-elect Joe Biden to bridge partisan divides in Washington and push Congress to adopt a narrow bill that would deliver $2,000 stimulus checks rather than pad relief legislation with unrelated issues. “Please do not allow direct payments to the American people to get caught up in the normal political games…
Pelosi Defends Stalling on COVID-19 Relief Bill: Report
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) defended delaying the passage of the COVID-19 relief measure and its associated second round of stimulus checks, telling CBS’s “60 Minutes” in a wide-ranging interview that holding out on the bill was because Republican proposals didn’t go far enough on social justice. Host Lesley Stahl said that there was obstruction…
Pelosi Defends Stalling on COVID-19 Relief Bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) defended delaying the passage of the COVID-19 relief measure and its associated second round of stimulus checks, telling CBS’s “60 Minutes” in a wide-ranging interview that holding out on the bill was because Republican proposals didn’t go far enough on social justice. Host Lesley Stahl said that there was obstruction…
Manchin ‘Absolutely’ Opposes Further Blanket Direct Payment Checks
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), a moderate Democrat, on Friday said he opposed providing $2,000 stimulus checks, putting him at odds with President-elect Joe Biden. “Absolutely not. No,” Manchin told The Washington Post in an interview published Friday. “Getting people vaccinated, that’s job number one.” “How is the money that we invest now going to help us best to get jobs…
Deep Dive (Dec. 29): House and Senate Disagree Over $2,000 Stimulus Check
While the House has passed the $2,000 stimulus check, the Senate has other ideas. Is President Donald Trump’s veto of the $740 billion defense bill going to be overridden by both the House and Senate? Texas Rep. Louie Gohmert is suing Vice President Mike Pence, seeking the court to give Pence exclusive authority to decide who…
Video: Facts Matter (Dec. 29): Senate Blocked $2000 Stimulus Checks?
Sen. Mitch McConnell blocked the measure for $2,000 stimulus checks, but it might still pass in a full Senate vote. Jeffrey Epstein’s last prison cellmate (the man who shared a cell with him) was found in his mother’s apartment. In Delaware, the owner of the computer repair shop who turned over Biden’s laptop to the…
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Dec. 28)
Congress moves to vote on whether Americans will get larger stimulus checks, the F-B-I releases photos of the suspect involved in the Christmas Day explosion in Nashville, and an analysis of New Jersey’s voter database shows some troubling anomalies: more voters than eligible citizens, centuries-old voters, and more.
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