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$2,000 Stimulus Checks Expected to Be in Joe Biden's Emerging Relief Plan
President-elect Joe Biden's new economic relief plan, expected to be released Thursday, may include $2,000 stimulus checks for eligible Americans.
Biden has often said that another stimulus package was a high priority for his administration. Drumming up support for the new package could be easier when Democrats take control of the U.S. Senate, an event that will not happen until Georgia's new Democratic senators are sworn in this January. Biden said on Monday that he had discussed his new stimulus proposal with members of the GOP, implying a desire for bipartisan support of the package.
"My priority is to get, first and foremost, a stimulus bill passed and secondly, again to rebuild the economy," Biden said. "I've been speaking with some of my Republican colleagues about being able to move on a second package sooner than later."
While details of the new stimulus package have not been released by Biden's transition team, some observers expect it to include an extension of increased unemployment payments and funding for the delivery and dissemination of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Although Democrats Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock defeated their Republican opponents in Georgia's special January election, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has until January 22 to officially certify the election results. Once that happens, Democrats will hold 50 Senate seats. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, in her role as President of the Senate, is expected to cast any tie-breaking votes which would give Democrats the advantage in the Senate.
www.newsweek.com
President-elect Joe Biden's new economic relief plan, expected to be released Thursday, may include $2,000 stimulus checks for eligible Americans.
Biden has often said that another stimulus package was a high priority for his administration. Drumming up support for the new package could be easier when Democrats take control of the U.S. Senate, an event that will not happen until Georgia's new Democratic senators are sworn in this January. Biden said on Monday that he had discussed his new stimulus proposal with members of the GOP, implying a desire for bipartisan support of the package.
"My priority is to get, first and foremost, a stimulus bill passed and secondly, again to rebuild the economy," Biden said. "I've been speaking with some of my Republican colleagues about being able to move on a second package sooner than later."
While details of the new stimulus package have not been released by Biden's transition team, some observers expect it to include an extension of increased unemployment payments and funding for the delivery and dissemination of COVID-19 vaccines.
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Although Democrats Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock defeated their Republican opponents in Georgia's special January election, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has until January 22 to officially certify the election results. Once that happens, Democrats will hold 50 Senate seats. Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, in her role as President of the Senate, is expected to cast any tie-breaking votes which would give Democrats the advantage in the Senate.
$2,000 Stimulus Checks Expected to Be in Joe Biden's Emerging Relief Plan
"My priority is to get, first and foremost, a stimulus bill passed and secondly, again to rebuild the economy," President-elect Joe Biden said on Monday.
www.newsweek.com
