Andrew Yang Calls for ‘$1,000 a Month Until This Crisis Is Over’ Amid Uncertainty Over Next Eight Weeks

As Americans continue working to adjust to the spread of the coronavirus, lawmakers are proposing a new solution. How does a $1,000 dollar check sound?

Former presidential hopeful Andrew Yang is joining Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) in supporting sending Americans money for financial assistance during the outbreak.

Romney announced that he is supporting the proposal as the economy takes a hit while Americans are unable to go to work.

He told a reporter on Monday, “Every American adult should immediately receive $1,000 to help ensure families and workers can meet their short-term obligations and increase spending in the economy,” as IJR previously reported.

According to White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow, if Congress passes a payroll tax holiday, $800 billion could be added to the United States economy to mitigate the economic damage caused by the virus, as IJR previously reported.

Yang has centered his campaign around the idea of universal basic income, as well as a universal health care system.

In an interview with The Atlantic, Yang responded to a question asking if the sending of this money should be a onetime thing or if it needs to be continuous.

“So it should be $1,000 a month until this crisis is over,” he said, adding, “And obviously anyone who knows anything about me knows I think it should then just continue in perpetuity.”