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RandySF

(59,081 posts) Wed Mar 25, 2020, 08:47 PM Mar 2020

Pelosi: Democrats eyeing more cash payments in next emergency bill

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Wednesday that Democrats will press for another wave of direct payments to Americans as Congress begins weighing the next round of emergency relief in response to the coronavirus crisis.

House Democrats had proposed a $1,500 cash infusion for all Americans in their stimulus bill, up to a certain income level — a $300 increase over the Senate package, which is expected to reach the president's desk in the coming days.

Pelosi suggested Wednesday that neither figure is high enough, calling for another round of checks in the next wave of stimulus — the fourth since the crisis began — to be considered in the weeks and months ahead.

"We had bigger direct payments in our bill, and we think we'll get more direct payments in another bill," she said in an interview with CNN.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/489587-pelosi-democrats-eyeing-more-cash-payments-in-next-emergency-bill

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Pelosi: Democrats eyeing more cash payments in next emergency bill (Original Post) RandySF Mar 2020 OP

There will be none. drray23 Mar 2020 #1

Yup durablend Mar 2020 #3

How about pushing back mortgage payments? Flaleftist Mar 2020 #2

I think it's important to note that the payments go to people who have certain info on file with IRS Grasswire2 Mar 2020 #4

That $1200 check will not go very far. Where I live you would be very lucky to find a decent one totodeinhere Mar 2020 #5

We can't afford this rockfordfile Mar 2020 #6

drray23

(7,637 posts)

1. There will be none.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2020, 08:51 PM

Mar 2020

Once the repubs get all the things they want for corporations and rich people they will say they have done enough. They will never support another bill with cash payments for regular people.
They are already mumbling at what little measures we were able to put in the one that's currently negotiated in the Senate.

durablend

(7,463 posts)

3. Yup

Reply to drray23 (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 25, 2020, 08:55 PM

Mar 2020

They'll be saying we need to get people back to work and stop with the freebies (/"goodies" )

Flaleftist

(3,473 posts)

2. How about pushing back mortgage payments?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Wed Mar 25, 2020, 08:52 PM

Mar 2020

For the next few months, put all mortgage payments on hold. With 20-30% unemployment, this is going to be a big problem for a lot of people. This would also make it easier for landlords who are paying mortgages on properties they are renting to go without rent payments.