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Fourth Stimulus Check: Economic Nonprofit Calls for More Direct Payments to Americans
On 4/15/21 at 5:04 PM EDT
A new report by the nonprofit Economic Security Project urges Congress and President Joe Biden to support a fourth stimulus check, and possibly even a fifth, to shore up the economy and keep millions of Americans out of poverty.
Since last spring, progressive lawmakers in Congress have called for additional stimulus payments or even recurring monthly checks amid the coronavirus pandemic, which has led to historic levels of unemployment and financial hardship for millions of Americans. In March 2020, Congress approved a first round of up to $1,200 in stimulus checks for most Americans, while a second payment of $600 was passed in December. A third round of $1,400 stimulus checks came as part of Biden s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan that he signed into law last month.