More than 1.1 million incarcerated individuals received COVID-19 stimulus checks, totaling over $1 billion, says Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) who got the information from the IRS, according to The Washington Free Beacon. Senate Democrats voted 50–49 against an amendment proposed by Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) to block the checks from going to inmates.
A study released Thursday by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost links COVID-19 stimulus checks to increases in deaths caused by opioid overdoses across the country. The study, which Yost said in a news release had been peer-reviewed and accepted for publication by the International Journal of Drug Policy in April, used data from the Ohio […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed a $100 billion state “Comeback Plan” budget package that includes tax relief and stimulus checks to help Californians recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Democratic governor told reporters that the package, SB 139, will provide financial assistance to Californians who need it the most, calling it the largest […]
Macy’s emerged from an unprecedented year with a surprising swing back into the profit column and it boosted its guidance for all of 2021. Sales were fueled by government stimulus checks and the massive rollout of vaccines that have emboldened Americans to head outdoors again, the company said. “Clearly our customer is ready to get […]
The Supreme Court just rejected an appeal from Facebook, meaning that a class-action lawsuit against the company—which was allegedly secretly tracking users on other websites—can now move forward. Meanwhile, according to a new report, illegal immigrants in America will receive $4.3 billion in stimulus checks. Facts Matter is an Epoch Times show available on YouTube. Follow […]
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began processing a new wave of stimulus payments with the first checks expected to appear in bank accounts this weekend. The $1.9 trillion stimulus package signed by President Joe Biden on Thursday includes $1,400 direct payments to qualifying individuals. “The payments will be delivered automatically to […]
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Dec. 30 said the House-passed bill to increase the stimulus check payment to $2,000 isn’t going to pass in the upper chamber. This comes after President Donald Trump slammed the CCP virus stimulus package last week, calling on Congress to pass $2,000 payments and get rid of measures […]
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Wednesday blocked an attempt to pass the bill that would increase stimulus checks to $2,000, a day after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) did the same. Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) asked for unanimous consent to approve the CASH Act, which would boost the checks by $1,400. Cornyn objected. “This […]
Republicans need to approve the $2,000 stimulus checks, President Donald Trump said Tuesday. “Unless Republicans have a death wish, and it is also the right thing to do, they must approve the $2,000 payments ASAP. $600 IS NOT ENOUGH!” Trump wrote in a post on Twitter, his favored social media platform. Trump posted after Senate […]
The House votes to increase direct stimulus checks to $2,000 and chooses to override President Donald Trump’s veto of the NDAA spending bill, a judge blocks a voter purge in Georgia, and a Republican lawmaker from Texas is suing Vice President Mike Pence.
Millions of people lost federal unemployment benefits on Saturday as Congress failed to meet President Donald Trump’s demand for $2,000 stimulus checks to be added to the pandemic relief bill passed by both chambers last week. According to an estimate by The Century Foundation (TCF), 12 million people lost unemployment benefits when two programs funded […]
President Donald Trump insisted that he wants to send $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans who are impacted by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. “I simply want to get our great people $2,000, rather than the measly $600 that is now in the bill. Also, stop the billions of dollars in ‘pork,’” he wrote in […]
President Donald Trump is set on getting Americans $2,000 stimulus checks, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said late Friday after meeting with the president. “After spending some time with President @realDonaldTrump today, I am convinced he is more determined than ever to increase stimulus payments to $2,000 per person and challenge Section 230 big tech liability […]
The latest update on the next round of stimulus checks. House Democrats tried to increase the amount as President Trump requested—but Republicans blocked it. It’s unclear when Americans will get their second round of stimulus checks. Because lawmakers can’t agree on increasing direct payments from $600 to $2,000 on Thursday. U.S. lawmakers on Thursday blocked […]
