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A bipartisan group of senators have said that the final details of their $908 billion #COVID19 stimulus plan could be finalized early this week. A thread 👇
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The bill contains $288 billion for a small-business loan program, $180 billion to boost unemployment insurance, and $16 billion to distribute the coronavirus vaccine and help public-health workers track people who are infected.
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However the stimulus plan doesn't include new $1,200 checks for Americans. Excluding the checks from the package was the only way to reach an agreement with Republicans, according to Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin.
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President-elect Joe Biden has previously said that he believed the compromise relief package would be improved with the inclusion of a new round of direct payments for Americans.
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Following Biden's comments, senators have said that stimulus checks may be available once Biden becomes President on January 20 and introduces more financial relief for Americans.
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