News Today On Second Stimulus Package

Negotiations between pelosi and treasury secretary steven mnuchin were expected to continue today after the two met in person on wednesday hoping to hammer out a stimulus deal that would pass.

News today on second stimulus package. Lawmakers struck a roughly 900 billion covid 19 stimulus deal that includes another round of stimulus checks and badly needed jobless benefits for struggling americans ending a long standoff in. The stimulus package along with the spending bill waited a week for the president s signature. The second round of 600 economic impact payments would be increased to 2 000 for.

Biden s plan calls for 1 trillion in direct relief to taxpayers which includes a boost in stimulus checks. The house of representatives will bring it to a vote sunday on a 900 billion. Sarah tew cnet after months of ping ponging negotiations republicans and democrats closed a deal on the final bipartisan coronavirus relief deal of 2020.

The second stimulus check for a maximum of 2 000 per qualified adult isn t happening at least not before the new session of congress is sworn in sunday. At issue was the amount of the stimulus check trump was pushing for 2 000 as well as. While the package provides far more money for k 12 schools than the first stimulus bill in march the funds still fall short of what both sectors say they need to blunt the effect of the pandemic.

Congress could be very close to a vote on a stimulus package that includes a second stimulus check.