Biden Is ‘Comfortable’ With Limiting Direct Payments in Relief Bill
President Joe Biden is “comfortable” with limiting the number of direct payments included in his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. A reporter asked Biden on Thursday, “Are you comfortable with having to limit the…
President Joe Biden is “comfortable” with limiting the number of direct payments included in his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.
A reporter asked Biden on Thursday, “Are you comfortable with having to limit the direct payments?”
Biden replied, “Yes.”
Watch his response below:
On Wednesday, Biden threw his support behind a plan to lower the income ceiling to qualify for a stimulus check, as IJR reported.
Individuals earning $80,000 or more a year or couples earning $160,000 or more a year will not receive stimulus checks.
The bill passed by the House of Representatives last week had a higher cutoff.
The cutoff consisted of one hundred thousand or more a year and $200,000 for couples filing their taxes jointly.
With those limitations, 9 million fewer households will receive a direct payment than in the last round of checks in 2020.
The Senate was expected to vote on a motion Thursday to begin the 20 hours of debate on the legislation, as IJR reported.
It seems likely Republicans are going to try and prolong the process by requiring a full reading of the legislation.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on the Senate floor, “No matter how long it takes, the Senate is going to stay in session to finish the bill.”