Democrats are gearing up to enter negotiations for another large coronavirus relief bill aimed at slowing the ongoing freefall of the American economy. And more are increasingly backing the idea of additional stimulus checks to shore up people's finances during the coronavirus pandemic.
Nearly 150 million Americans are set to get the one-time payments under the $2.2 trillion stimulus package approved last month. But critics, particularly on the left, argue the emergency federal cash is a paltry sum that won't help tide people over during an extraordinary public health crisis.
More Democrats are calling for recurring payments. Over 50 Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to congressional leaders calling for such payments to help low-income people earlier this month. Several started unveiling plans of their own in the past few weeks.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the idea of a minimum income merited further consideration.
"Let's see what works, what is operational, and what needs other attention," Pelosi said in a MSNBC interview on Monday. "Others have suggested a minimum income, a guaranteed income for people. Is that worthy of attention now? Perhaps so."
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