Senate Democrats said late Friday that they had resolved their differences over unemployment benefits in President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, enabling them to move forward with the "vote-a-rama" after hours of delay.
Democrats on Monday will introduce a bill that will provide $3,000-per-child benefit to millions of American families as part of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan.
The Treasury Department announced Thursday that around eight million stimulus payments in the form of debit cards would be sent out by the agency to eligible beneficiaries starting this week.
Many Americans and qualified residents in the country started to receive their $600 stimulus checks on Tuesday while the IRS started sending paper checks on Wednesday.
Pres. Donald Trump signed the Relief Bill on Sunday that includes $600 direct stimulus checks. Many now questions who qualify and when to receive the aid.
President Donald Trump wants to approve a stimulus check as big as $2,000 in the next coronavirus relief package. While Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell signals lawmakers to prepare to work until the weekend to finalize the details of the relief bill.
A bipartisan group of Senators who introduced the $908 billion relief bill will introduce the bill tomorrow night, Monday, and determine if it will have the support of lawmakers or not.
Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talked over the phone and discussed prioritizing omnibus and stimulus before the year ends.
Top Republican and Democratic stimulus negotiators are speeding up to come up with an agreement that could deliver another relief package before the year ends. The amount offered has already received support from both parties.
President Donald Trump pushed on Saturday for renewed efforts to proceed with further coronavirus relief to sustain the United States as the coronavirus pandemic sets record numbers across the country.
Another stimulus package is unlikely to materialize before year's end as both Congress' Democrats and Republicans refuse to budge on their past spending demands.
Both Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are making the COVID-19 stimulus bill their top priority now that the presidential election is over.