Trump Admin Supports Giving Americans Money to Help off Set Financial Pains From Coronavirus

Support for giving Americans money to help them get through the coronavirus crisis appears to be growing in Washington, D.C. During a press conference at the White House on Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin…

Bradley CortrightMar 17, 20202 min read

Watch the press conference below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbhnBEiqGGk

The idea of directly sending Americans relief appeared to be gaining steam when Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) joined a growing chorus of calls to give lower and middle-class Americans cash to help to pay for necessary expenses.

In a blog post on Medium on Monday, Cotton called for Congress to “cut out employers as the middlemen” to expedite the relief funds for millions of Americans.

It read:

“Let’s cut out employers as the middlemen and get relief to people not in weeks but in days. We should send relief directly to American families most likely to be in need — those in the bottom and middle tax bracket.

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) also proposed on Monday that the government send Americans a $1,000 check to help them meet their needs.

Other lawmakers such as Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) have also proposed sending Americans money to help ease their financial burdens in the coming weeks and months.