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Fourth Stimulus Check: Over 70 Lawmakers Now Support Further Direct Payments to Americans
On 4/10/21 at 5:53 PM EDT
As the federal government continues to distribute the $1,400 stimulus checks provided in President Joe Biden s American Rescue Plan, many have been wondering whether there will be further direct payments this year. So far, 74 congressional lawmakers have pushed for recurring checks until the end of the pandemic.
Two months before Biden signed the latest stimulus bill, progressive Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and 52 other House Democrats sent a letter to the president and Vice President Kamala Harris pushing for recurring stimulus checks until the economy recovers with equal payments to adults and dependents.
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Demonstrators stand outside of the Capitol building in opposition to House Bill 531 on March 8, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Credit: Getty Images)
One reason PR fared best of the marcomms disciplines during COVID-19 is that brands and businesses realized the crucial value of smart counsel to navigate difficult corporate reputation issues.
It’s a measure of the impact and importance of PR that I keep thinking to myself I should occasionally write about something less serious in these weekly blogs only to get derailed by heavyweight current events that all demand commentary around the communications implications.
This week is no different.
Senator Mitch McConnell kicked off the debate on Monday at a press conference in his home state of Kentucky where he advised corporate CEOs to “stay out of politics.” He doubled down on the theme on Tuesday, saying it is “stupid” of major companies to “jump in the middle of a highly controversial issue.”