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Bernie Sanders was initially 'hesitant' to work with Josh Hawley to push for stimulus checks: book
In December 2020, Sanders pushed for another $1,200 stimulus payment for Americans and was joined i…
John L. Dorman
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Biden told Sen. Joe Manchin to support his $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus because 'if you don't come along, you're really fucking me,' book says
Manchin received a warning from President Biden as Democrats aimed to pass his $1.9 trillion corona…
Oma Seddiq
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Biden's promised economic agenda remains stalled, from student-debt relief to a minimum-wage hike and beyond
From student-loan relief to reversing Trump's tax cuts, Biden's 2020 economic agenda remains large…
Laura Italiano
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Stimulus payments cleared another hurdle as a House committee approved $1,400 checks along party lines
Committees are debating different elements of Biden's relief package, which could receive a full vo…
Kelsey Vlamis
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With federal stimulus payments unlikely, here are the 18 states giving money to residents in relief checks to combat inflation
With no public plans for federal stimulus checks, more than a dozen states instated their own relie…
Lauren Frias
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These 2 issues are proving the biggest barriers in negotiations for a $908 billion COVID-19 stimulus deal
Democrats and Republicans are yet to agree on, first, liability shields for businesses, and second,…
Kate Duffy
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As another stimulus package hangs in the balance, some programs like unemployment benefits are set to expire by the end of March
The current package includes $1,400 stimulus checks, $400 payments in federal unemployment benefits…
Lauren Frias
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House passes bill to increase $600 stimulus checks to $2,000. It now goes to the Senate.
The House passed the bill to raise the stimulus checks to $2,000 after President Donald Trump signe…
Lauren Frias
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Donald Trump renewed his calls for $2,000 checks, but it's unclear if he'll veto the bipartisan stimulus package
"Why would politicians not want to give people $2000, rather than only $600?" Trump tweeted Friday …
Juliana Kaplan
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Trump's attempt to bounce Congress into bigger stimulus checks could easily go wrong
President Donald Trump objected to the $600 coronavirus stimulus checks supported by Congress, sayi…
Sinéad Baker
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Lindsay Graham slammed Mitch McConnell for delaying $2,000 stimulus payments: 'Going from $600 to $2,000 doesn't make you a socialist'
"With all due respect to my Republican colleagues, a $2k direct payment for individuals and familie…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Biden says the $15 minimum wage hike likely won't be part of the COVID-19 relief package
Biden said a Senate rule would likely block it, but that he would be open to negotiating an increme…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Jobless benefits for about 14 million Americans expire, as Trump still refuses to sign the pandemic aid package containing $600 stimulus checks
President Donald Trump has refused to sign a $2.3 trillion stimulus package, in part because he say…
Samuel Horti,Reuters
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Republicans are touting benefits of $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill despite voting against it
The package, which included direct payments and funding for state and local governments, did not re…
John L. Dorman
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Mitch McConnell says the Senate will consider Trump's demand for $2,000 stimulus checks but rejects initial vote
Trump refused to sign Congress' $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill for nearly a week while demanding…
Eliza Relman
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez parodied GOP stance against $2,000 stimulus checks in a sarcastic tweet
On Monday, the House achieved the required two-thirds majority to pass a bill boosting the stimulus…
Lauren Frias
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Biden ally Larry Summers, a former treasury secretary, said $2,000 stimulus checks would be a 'serious mistake' that could overheat the economy
Summers told Bloomberg he was "not even sure I'm so enthusiastic about the $600 checks," let alone …
Samuel Horti
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Trump is holding up the COVID-19 stimulus package with demands for $2,000 checks - but there are enough votes in Congress to override a veto
President Trump called the $900 billion package - passed by Congress earlier this week after months…
Joshua Zitser
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White House indicates Trump will sign $900 billion stimulus deal brokered by Republicans and Democrats in Congress
The legislation includes $600 stimulus checks, $300 weekly unemployment benefits, small business ai…
Kelsey Vlamis
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A single GOP senator blocked a bill that would stop private debt collectors from seizing stimulus checks
GOP Sen. Pat Toomey said debt collectors had every right to collect money owed, thwarting a Democra…