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White House economist rejects GOP senators' push for $1,000 stimulus checks instead of $1,400

Council of Economic Advisors nominee Jared Bernstein speaks after US President-elect Joe Biden announced his economic team at The Queen Theatre in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 1, 2020.White House economic advisor Joe Bernstein told MSNBC that he thinks President Biden will reject GOP plans for smaller direct payment checks.

Democrats are preparing to pass Biden's $1.9 trillion bill including the larger checks without GOP support if necessary. A White House economist knocked back a GOP proposal for stimulus checks of $1,000 on Monday night, characterizing it as too little to satisfy President Joe Biden. Bernstein highlighted differences between the parties, with the size of direct payment checks one of the issues. the ten GOP senators back a much smaller $600 billion relief bill. That plan includes smaller checks, worth $1,000 each, and would sent them to fewer people.Bernstein said there was common ground between the White House and the GOP senators on aid for businesses and"some agreement on addressing the COVID crisis.

 

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first figure out who should be eligible, congress is arguing all types of thresholds, needs, how about an online app, you estimate what you made in 2020, 401k distributions are exempt, as is unemployment, if u are still unemployed you say yes,after you submit ur taxes u confirm!

Key difference in stimulus proposal is income requirements - if you make 51K you don't need help anymore according to GOP (despite how they helped 1% with tax cuts...); funny how they want to change things all of a sudden after LOSING an election (and don't need votes) joebiden

That’s because they get paid weather they work or not! And they, are crooks!

So bye, $2000? That's cute. Acting like it was always $1400. The ol' let's lower it so they think $1400 is a lot.

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