Stimulus checks: You have questions, we have answers
In this April 23, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump s name is seen on a stimulus check issued by the IRS to help combat the adverse economic effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
Published February 05. 2021 6:17PM | Updated February 06. 2021 12:00AM
Heather Long and Jeff Stein, The Washington Post
President Biden promised to get more relief to Americans quickly to help people survive financially until the pandemic is under control. A key part of Biden s proposal is to send another round of cash payments directly to U.S. households.
Democrats May Block Millions of Families from Receiving Full Stimulus Checks
By Andrew Perez
On 2/4/21 at 6:49 PM EST
The nation s biggest business lobby is pushing Democrats to slash COVID-19 relief checks for middle-class families despite new census data showing that nearly half of those families have lost income because of the pandemic. Top Democrats are now reportedly considering excluding millions of those families from the checks, and President Joe Biden himself has said he is willing to negotiate with Republicans on limiting eligibility for the checks.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which spent $82 million lobbying in Washington last year, sent a letter to the White House and Congress on Tuesday urging them to consider targeting any additional stimulus checks based on income, loss of employment, or similar criteria.