- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doubled her call on Friday for a direct payment of 200 1,200 to Americans during the coronavirus epidemic.
- “If people don’t get UI help, and if they don’t get a stimulus check, relief won’t be felt in their lives, not significantly,” Ocasio-Cortez said. Told NBC News.
- Rup. Rashida Talaib and GOP Sen. Josh Haveli has also urged legislators to approve the second phase of the stimulus investigation.
- A ્યુ 908 billion coronavirus relief package missing in a stimulus investigation distributed to millions of American taxpayers as part of the Tune Care Act this spring is gaining traction in Congress.
- Sen. of Vermont. Bernie Sanders echoed the demands of his colleagues by announcing that he would not vote for the latest relief bill without “significant” changes, including a $ 1,200 check.
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Rip. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other progressive legislators are gathering steam in Congress calling for a second wave of direct payments of 1, 1,200 included in the 8 908 billion coronavirus stimulus package.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders have signaled their readiness to move forward with relief legislation despite demands for at least a illion 2.2 trillion federal aid package.
Occio-Cortez Told NBC News’ Garrett Hack On Friday, when the new relief bill included positive measures, she was concerned that without unemployment insurance and direct payments, Americans in need would not receive direct relief.
Ocasio-Cortez said that if people don’t get UI help and if they don’t get a stimulus check, relief won’t be felt in their lives, not significantly. “And so I will support the resources of hospitals and schools and firefighters? Sure. But I’m very worried that it won’t solve people’s immediate problems.”
He added that “if you’re on the verge of being evacuated or behind a six-month bill, you need that check, you need the check, and state and local money won’t help you.”
Sen. of Vermont. Bernie Sanders, following Ocasio-Cortez’s demand, announced that he would not vote for the latest relief bill, which includes a check for $ 1,200, unless “significant” changes were made.
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– Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@ AOC) December 4, 2020
– Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@ AOC) December 4, 2020
Other progressive people such as the Michigan Rep. Rashida Talaib has also advocated the inclusion of direct payments. Rip. Ilhan Omar Tweeted It would be “unethical” to pass another relief bill on Friday or without checking the stimulus. And some GOPs for direct payment. There is support – Missouri Sen. Josh Hussein indicated he would not vote for the relief package without checking the stimulus and Tweeted on Friday That he would “gladly work” with Ocasio-Cortez on this endeavor.
The latest government rescue package was unveiled on Tuesday by a bipartisan group of 16 senators. Congressional Democrats accepted the structure a day later, saying it should be the starting point in negotiations with Republicans after months of gridlock.
Although Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell favors a thinner defense plan, some G.O.P. The senators are up behind the compromise proposal. It still lacks the legal text, which is expected early next week.
C Casio-Cortez is clear to support a new phase of the stimulus investigation, but he has said the investigation alone comes without a “sugar high” without funding state and local governments.
They strongly criticize the GOP’s pressure to protect businesses and schools from legal liability if their employees are infected with COVID-19 on the job. Republicans have insisted on including the so-called shield of responsibility in any relief bill, but many Democrats see the move as a poison pill.
If Congress fails to pass a new relief bill, about 12 million Americans could lose their unemployment benefits on the second day after Christmas when their epidemic-related assistance expires. With student-loan tolerance, millions of Americans could be evicted from their homes in late December when the national evacuation deadline expires.
Pressure on Congress is mounting as COVID-19 cases increase across the country. And the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday that the pace of employment has slowed for the fifth month in a row in November as one million Americans are unemployed.
President-elect Joe Biden has insisted that any stimulus passed before its inauguration in late January would be a “down payment” on a more comprehensive relief package that he would like to pass as early as his presidency.
“Any package passed in a lame-duck session is not enough,” Biden said Friday. “This is just the beginning. Congress will need to work again in January.”
As part of the Care Act in March, Congress and President Donald Trump authorized 1,200 direct payments for millions of American taxpayers earning up to $ 75,000 annually, plus an additional 500 authorized lar per child under 17. For the above people the cash amount is reduced till it is phased out. , 000 99,000. Married couples earning up to 150,000 a year have also qualified for full payment.
The Treasury Department and the IRSA have disbursed about 3 153 million in stimulus payments this year, according to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. The cost of the program is $ 292 billion.
