Biden Says $1,400 Stimulus Checks to Start Going Out This Month

President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the $1,400 direct payments to most Americans will begin going out “this month.” His promise comes after the Senate passed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package along party lines.

“This plan will get checks out the door, starting this month, to the American people who so desperately need the help, many of whom are lying in bed at night, staring at the ceiling, wondering, ‘Will I lose my job, if I haven’t already? Will I lose my insurance?  Will I lose my home?'” Biden said during a press conference at the White House.

Earlier Saturday, the Senate approved the behemoth relief bill on a party-line 50-49 vote. One Republican senator was absent from the vote due to a family funeral, which allowed Democrats to pass the bill without the need for a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Kamala Harris.

Biden said that over 85 percent of U. S. households will get direct payments of $1,400. This means that a typical middle-class family of a working couple with two children, making about $100,000 annually, could receive $5,600, he said.

“This plan puts us on the path to beating the virus. This plan gives those families who are struggling the most the help and the breathing room they need to get through this moment. This plan gives small businesses in this country a fighting chance to survive,” Biden said. The American Rescue Plan was one of Biden’s campaign promises.

But Republican lawmakers have expressed differing views about the purpose of the bill.

Republican lawmakers are taking issue with the bill for its excessive spending, arguing that the bill was not directly targeted to providing relief for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic. Congress had already passed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill along with a $1.4 trillion ... (Read more)

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