(Business Insider) House Democrats are pushing for more generous direct payments to Americans as the coronavirus pandemic plunges the country into what experts have predicted will be a long recession.
The Internal Revenue Service has begun sending one-time checks of up to $1,200 to Americans making up to $75,000 as part of the recent $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief package.
Under Representatives Tim Ryan and Ro Khanna’s Emergency Money for the People Act, announced Tuesday, US citizens who are 16 or older and make less than $130,000 a year would get extra aid. These people would receive up to $2,000 a month from the federal government for at least six months and until unemployment falls to pre-pandemic levels.