- White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Sunday that the next round of coronavirus relief will include more checks on Americans and extend the federal eviction moratorium.
- “A $ 1,200 check is coming, which will be part of the new package,” Kudlow said during an interview with “State of the Union” on CNN.
- On Friday, the federal eviction moratorium ended, and this weekend, the additional unemployment benefit of $ 600 ended.
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Larry Kudlow, Trump’s top economic adviser, said Sunday that the next round of coronavirus relief will include additional checks of $ 1,200 to Americans, as well as an extension of the federal eviction moratorium.
“A $ 1,200 check is coming, which will be part of the new package,” Kudlow said during an interview with “State of the Union” on CNN.
The Republican Party has outlined a series of provisions to be included in the next round of coronavirus relief, such as extra help for American families, small businesses, schools, coronavirus and vaccine testing, unemployment, and states. The bill will be implemented next week.
Kudlow also said the Trump administration plans to extend the federal eviction moratorium, which ended Friday. Up to 12 million Americans who rent were protected from eviction in the four-month period, the Washington Post reported.
“It is a very complete package,” said Kudlow. “It is a very well-run package.”
This weekend, the additional $ 600 weekly unemployment insurance benefit expired with no replacement or extension. The Labor Department reported Thursday that initial jobless claims for unemployment insurance rose for the first time since March to 1.4 million Americans. Nearly 32 million Americans now receive unemployment benefits, according to the Department of Labor.
A summary of the Republican Party’s initial coronavirus relief package says there will likely be some kind of benefit extension, but not to $ 600 per week. On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Republicans will seek to structure federal unemployment aid, accounting for roughly 70% of past wages for unemployed people.
