Democrats Urge Deal for $ 1,200 Stimulus Check | The NY Journal

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Democrats in the House of Representatives lobbied the federal government for a new $ 1,200 stimulus check for families.

This was expressed during a hearing in Congress with the president of the Federal Reserve, Jerome powell, and the Secretary of the Treasury, Steven Mnuchin.

“Economic impact payments must be made because rent must be paid,” said the representative. Al Green (Texas). “If we don’t do this, we will put people at risk of being evicted at a time when we are having a pandemic that is still claiming lives in this country.”

The represent Rashida Tlaib (Michigan) questioned Secretary Mnuchin whether or not he believed a new check would be needed to “stabilize” the economy.

“Yes,” Mnuchin said. “The administration supports another stimulus payment… Obviously, we cannot pass a bill in the Senate without the support of both parties. Our job is to continue working with Congress to try to get additional help for the American public. “.

Tlaib urged Mnuchin to push for more stimulus checks with Republicans in the Senate, who in their latest bill $ 500,000 million they didn’t even include that help.

“I think it should be very clear with senators (about) that direct payments to people are critical to preventing economic collapse in our country,” Tlaib said.