Tag: stimulus checks

What’s in the $1.9 Trillion Covid-19 Relief Package

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Senate passed the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill last weekend sending it back to the House for an imminently expected approval before it lands on President Joe Biden’s desk. The revised package leaves out the proposal to raise the national hourly minimum wage to $15, resolving a major sticking point among Democrats. The relief…


Biden’s Name Will Not Be on New Stimulus Checks: White House

Americans receiving a fresh round of stimulus checks will not see President Joe Biden’s name, the White House said on Tuesday. Former President Donald Trump’s name was featured on the initial checks sent after he signed a bill Congress passed in March 2020. White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed in Washington that Biden’s name…


Bipartisan Senators Push for Stimulus Checks Focused on Lower Income Families

An amendment to the budget, sponsored by a bipartisan group of 16 senators led by Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Mass.), to focus stimulus checks on lower-income families was passed in the Senate on Thursday. The amendment did not detail the threshold for the stimulus checks but said it would “establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to…


Activists in Irvine Calling for Monthly Stimulus Checks Deliver Invoice to Congresswoman

Community activists in Irvine demanding $2,000 monthly stimulus checks delivered a “past due” invoice on Feb. 4 to the office of Rep. Katie Porter (D-California). Monica Lazo, the regional field director for the Economic Security Project, handed approximately 10,000 signed petitions to Cody Mendoza, a senior field Representative for Porter, calling for monthly payments to…


Newsom Proposes $600 State Stimulus Checks for Low-Income Californians

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed $600 payments to millions of low-income families on top of the federal relief money recently allocated by Congress. Newsom’s proposal is called the California Golden State stimulus and is modeled after the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit, (EITC). People who earn less than $30,000 and received the EITC will…


Biden: $2,000 Stimulus Checks Will Be Passed if Warnock, Ossoff Elected

Americans will see $2,000 stimulus checks if Senate hopefuls Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are elected, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden told a rally on Monday. “By electing Jon and Reverend Warnock, you can make an immediate difference in your own lives and the lives of people all across this country. Because their election will…


Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s House Vandalized Over Stimulus Bill

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Louisville house was found vandalized on Friday. White spray paint on the door read “Weres my money” (sic). The quote is most likely referring to McConnell blocking the pandemic stimulus package that included $2,000 stimulus checks for Americans that was backed by President Donald Trump. Besides the main door, red…


Senate Majority Leader McConnell’s House Vandalized After Relief Measure Fails

The home of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) in Louisville, Kentucky, was found vandalized on Jan. 2. Spray paint on the front door read, “Weres [sic] my money,” while “Mitch Kills the Poor” was scrawled over a window. The messages likely refer to the Senate’s failure to approve an increase in the amount of…


Graham Calls for $2,000 Checks as Bill Blocked For Fourth Straight Day

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) backed President Donald Trump’s call to increase the stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 on Jan. 1 after they were blocked for the fourth day running by Republicans. The newly signed $920 billion COVID-19 relief package includes $600 checks, but Trump and Democrats want to increase that amount to $2,000 on the basis that many Americans are…


Next Round of Stimulus Checks Should Target the Most Needy: Ron Johnson

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said on Tuesday that the next round of stimulus checks should be subjected to more stringent eligibility requirements and target those most in need to minimize the debt burden. In a series of tweets, the Wisconsin Republican argued that targeting the aid more narrowly would avoid encumbering future generations by more…