A letter signed by over 50 lawmakers calls for Biden’s covid-19 relief bill to include monthly direct payments, a proposal that the Vice President has previously supported.
A group of more than 50 progressive lawmakers have signed a letter calling for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to provide recurring monthly payments, instead of the one-off stimulus checks currently proposed.
The letter does not specify an exact amount but many of the group of previously called for recurring $2,000 stimulus check payments, similar to the ones previously distributed by the Canadian government. However while a repeated payment structure would undoubtedly be popular, Republican lawmakers seem unwilling to support such a move.
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