Second coronavirus check: House passes $2,000 payments; What about $600 checks?
Updated Dec 29, 2020;
Posted Dec 29, 2020
While the House measure would raise the coronavirus stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000 per person, the increase faces a tough fight in the Republican-controlled Senate.
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Don’t make plans for the money quite yet, however.
While the House measure would raise the coronavirus stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000 per person, the increase faces a tough fight in the Republican-controlled Senate.
The House’s approval – made on a 275-134 bipartisan vote - is the latest in the strange saga of the second round of coronavirus payments. After months of failed negotiations, both the House and Senate passed a $2.3 trillion funding measure and COVID relief package that included the lower payments, only to have President Trump push for the higher amounts. Democrats quickly jumped on board and, while Trump signed the bill with the $600 payments, he
Jay Jacobs, the Chair of the New York State Democratic Committee, issued on Saturday a stern warning to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. In an interview with the New York Post, Jacobs warned the .
He wants bigger checks, but time is running out
President Donald Trump waves as he departs on the South Lawn of the White House, on December 12, 2020, in Washington, D.C. (Al Drago/Getty Images/TNS) Washington Post
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump told Congress on Tuesday night to amend the nearly $900 billion stimulus and spending bill passed just one day before, describing it as “a disgrace” and suggesting he would not immediately sign off on aid for millions of Americans.
In a video posted to Twitter, Trump called on Congress to increase the “ridiculously low” $600 stimulus checks to $2,000 and outlined a list of provisions in the legislation he described as “wasteful spending and much more.” He did not mention that the $600 check idea came from his treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin.
Trump calls on Congress to approve $2,000 stimulus checks, hinting that he might not sign relief bill Author: Rachel Siegel, Josh Dawsey, Mike DeBonis, The Washington Post Updated: December 23, 2020
Print article WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday night asked Congress to amend the nearly $900 billion stimulus and spending bill passed by the Senate just one day before, describing the groundbreaking legislation as “a disgrace” and suggesting he would not immediately sign off on aid for millions of Americans. In a video posted to Twitter, Trump called on Congress to increase the “ridiculously low” $600 stimulus checks to $2,000, and outlined a list of provisions in the final legislation that he described as “wasteful spending and much more.” He did not mention that the $600 stimulus check idea came from his own Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin.
23 December 2020
WineAmerica has long taken a leadership role in advocating for the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA), and learned that the essential tax benefits of CBMTRA will be made permanent as part of the year-end omnibus and Covid-19 relief package announced by Congressional leadership.
The CBMTRA was initially enacted in 2017 and was set to expire on December 31, 2020.
The CBMTRA reduces federal excise taxes for all American wineries. In a time of uncertainty, the new certainty that these tax rates will remain in effect will now allow the wineries to focus proactively on the challenges which lie ahead.