Kamala Harris: “We need a $ 2,000 stimulus check” | The State

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The vice president-elect Kamala harris He is pushing for a third stimulus check to be approved as soon as possible and believes that it should be for $ 2,000.

The Democrat posted on her Twitter account that food banks continue to face problems offering products to people who have no funds during the pandemic of COVID-19.

In addition to noting that essential workers “continue to risk their own health and that of their families” for all Americans.

“Small business owners, from restaurants to barber shops, are being affected”, indicates. “We need a stimulus check for $ 2,000”.

Food banks are strained trying to feed people worried about where they’ll get their next meal.

Essential workers continue to risk their own health and their families for us all.

Small business owners from restaurants to barber shops are hurting.

We need $ 2,000 stimulus checks.

– Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 13, 2021

While there are some Democrats who reject the new aid, the majority, including President-elect Joe Biden, are in favor.

The Democratic leader in the Senate, Charles schumer (New York), announced that when his bench assumes the majority, from January 20, your first action will be to present the economic stimulus bill.

Although Vice President-elect Harris indicates that the amount would be $ 2,000, there are still doubts about the final amount, since it could be $ 1,400, since it would be added to the $ 600 already in distribution, to add the $ 2,000.

Regarding the distribution periods, the new aid is expected to reach maximum in March, since it is the date on which several benefits of the recently approved support end.