to maintain the income limit for stimulus checks at $75,000 for individual taxpayers and $150,000 for couples, dismissing an attempt from some Senate Democrats to sharply limit who can receive a direct payment.
"Our nation is struggling, the virus is still not contained, and the American people are counting on Congress to meet this moment with bold, immediate action," Neal said in a statement. However, the legislation increases the rate at which payments diminish. Single-filers earning $100,000 annually and joint-filers making $200,000 would no longer be eligible to receive federal cash.
But that has sparked resistance among many Democrats, including Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia became the latest Democratic senator to oppose curtailing the checks"I think people making $75,000 in Georgia are struggling in many instances," he said on Monday, adding he was committed to"getting as many people help as soon as we can.
Just give me my Damm check
We are they so cavalier when spending our (taxpayers) money?