Yesterday was a bit of a wild day for stimulus negotiation progress. That’s because President Trump unexpectedly tweeted that his representatives should stop negotiating until after the election. “I have […]
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No stimulus package until after elections?
October 6, 2020 update: News just broke that President Trump has called off stimulus negotiations with Democrats until after the election. “I have instructed my representatives to stop negotiating until after […]
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Over $100 million in stimulus checks to go to inmates amid controversy
US District Court Judge Phyllis Hamilton has granted a preliminary injunction that is going to require the IRS and Treasury Department to stop withholding stimulus checks to incarcerated people. Judge […]
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House passes revised stimulus package; what does it mean?
October 3, 2020 Update: Late last week, the House of Representatives officially passed their new stimulus package proposal. The revised bill was passed with a 214 to 207 vote. So […]
Read moreTrump’s diagnosis might affect stimulus check negotiations
As if the quest to deliver more stimulus checks needed more dramatic turns, today we found out that President Donald Trump was recently diagnosed with coronavirus. This news comes after […]
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$1000 stimulus check every two weeks?
Billionaire Mark Cuban has proposed a new type of stimulus check plan that many are interested in. Under this plan, every US household would be given $1000 every two weeks […]
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Mix of optimism and pessimism coming from lawmakers re: stimulus deal
Update: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed optimism Sunday that she and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin can reach a deal on a stimulus package . “I trust Secretary Mnuchin to represent something that […]
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House Democrats continue to push for more stimulus checks
It appears that House Democrats are still making a strong push for stimulus checks to be included in the next stimulus package. Earlier this month, Senate Republicans attempted to pass […]
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Pelosi’s politics holding back more stimulus checks?
Yesterday, in an interview published on the “Sway” podcast hosted by the New York Times opinion writer Kara Swisher, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Democrats are still holding out for a […]
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Trump may struggle to get Republicans on board with next stimulus
President Trump has continued to support another stimulus package getting approved but it’s not clear that the members of the GOP are hopping on board. A few days ago Trump […]
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