Stimulus Bill Update Cnet

The stimulus check saga continues after president trump demands a 2 000 second stimulus check to replace the 600 maximum in this week s covid 19 relief bill.

Stimulus bill update cnet. 28 2020 a bill that would have amended the dec. Stimulus bill hits controversy again. Sarah tew cnet over 50 of americans in a recent survey by bankrate have said the.

It s been almost a month since talks collapsed over the next economic stimulus package and it seems like an agreement is farther away than before. There s an inkling that the stimulus bill could still be salvaged. Despite lining up on a second stimulus check partisan heels remain firmly dug into the ground on the specifics of the next package and when the bill will pass.

2020 stimulus package signed by trump to bump the 600 upper limit of the second stimulus check to 2 000. The chamber passed the cash act on dec. A second stimulus bill could be the last for americans affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

This would likely mean that a stimulus check would be postponed to focus on programs like unemployment school funding and money for states to conduct coronavirus testing and treatment. Here s what s happening now and what could happen next. America s third stimulus check would change even more rules this time from the maximum payment to who qualifies.

Angela lang cnet but americans continue to show concern about the state of the economy since the start of the pandemic according to a poll by the financial times with more than a third now saying a global slowdown is the biggest threat to the us economy. Cnet jessica dolcourt.