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Rumors started coming in that a $2,000 economic relief package would arrive sometime during October. Discussions on social media and some websites suggested a possible $2,000 stimulus check for...
President-elect Joe Biden announced a new $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that will deliver a third round of direct payments for millions of Americans. This will top off the second ...
The $2,000 stimulus check legislation that was passed by the House on Monday continues to be blocked in the Senate as Republicans objected to numerous requests for a standalone vote by Democrats.
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, also called the COVID-19 Stimulus Package or American Rescue Plan, is a US$1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021, to speed up the country's recovery from the economic and health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and recession. [1]
Biden's COVID-19 stimulus package, the American Rescue Plan, originally included raising the minimum wage to $15 per hour, but this was later removed after moderate Senate Democrats and Republicans objected to the proposal. A CBO study in 2019 estimated that raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2025 would increase wages for 17 million directly in ...
Replacing the $600 stimulus checks with $2,000 ones would mean an additional $300 billion in stimulus spending. Biden has consistently supported the higher payment — before and after the Georgia ...
On January 21, 2021, Biden signed an executive order to increase access to healthcare and therapeutics for COVID-19. [175] [176] On January 21, 2021, Biden enacted the Defense Production Act, allowing the President to direct the manufacturing of critical goods, ensuring the availability of glass vials, and syringes at the federal level.
Sen. Rubio urged President-elect Joe Biden to do a “standalone legislation” to increase the stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 immediately after he takes office.