Senate Democrats split on who should receive $1,400 checks

Posted on AllSides February 5th, 2021
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Senate Democrats are divided on who should get the next round of stimulus payments, setting up a dispute as they try to approve $1,400 checks in the next Covid-19 relief package.

The most recent round of stimulus checks were cut off for people making more than $99,000 a year, or couples that made above $198,000. President Joe Biden recommended the same threshold in his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief package.

But some Democrats want to see that income cap lowered.

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., wants to "ensure upper-income taxpayers are not...

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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-democrats-split-who-should-receive-1-400-checks-n1256788

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