NEW: Biden-Senate compromise on curtailing stimulus payments results in ~12 million fewer adults & ~5 million fewer children receiving benefit, per @iteptweets analysis
~280 million overall still eligible for payments, ITEP says
washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…
~280 million overall still eligible for payments, ITEP says
washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…
Progressives blowback vs Biden-Senate D plan limiting eligibility on $1,400 checks
@AOC: "I dont understand the political or economic wisdom in allowing Trump to give more people relief checks than a Democratic administration. People went far too long without relief last year...
@AOC: "I dont understand the political or economic wisdom in allowing Trump to give more people relief checks than a Democratic administration. People went far too long without relief last year...
....if anything we should be more generous, not more stingy. It’s also an insensitive compromise for the roughly 80% of Americans that live in urban areas, which are known for higher costs of living"
washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…
washingtonpost.com/business/2021/…
Small update here: Limiting the benefit results in roughly ~$12 billion in savings, per Dem aide. Whole bill is ~$1.9 trillion
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