More Stimulus Checks On The Way? Direct Payments May Hinge On Bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus
Posted on AllSides September 18th, 2020
From The Center
The bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus unveiled a $1.5 trillion stimulus proposal this week that would provide another round of $1,200 direct payments to most Americans. The framework, called the “Search For Common Ground,” falls between the $500 billion “skinny” stimulus legislation that failed last week in the Senate, and the $2.2 trillion proposal backed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.
The “Search For Common Ground” proposal released Tuesday also includes enhanced unemployment insurance, $290 billion for small businesses and nonprofits, $500.3 billion for state and local governments, and $100 billion...