Negotiations in the US Congress continue, in order to outline what will be a new economic stimulus package to tackle the impact of the coronavirus.
However, issues like additional unemployment funds and the full amount of the stimulus package keep the talks stalled.
Sending new stimulus payments to individuals has been favored by both Democrats and Republicans. However, those issues in the package have delayed the talks, as reported by the media. Forbes.
In addition, the requirements for stimulus checks remain to be outlined. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has indicated that it should be the same as the Cares Act. However, other proposals have emerged.
Last week Senator Marco Rubio proposed lowering it to $ 1,000 per individual, and increasing it from $ 500 to $ 1,000 for each dependent. Likewise, it has been proposed to remove the restrictions by dependent that left the university students and older adults claimed in payroll outside the federal benefit.
Unemployment funds
Meanwhile, it is evaluated to grant supplementary unemployment aid, but far from the $ 600 per week charged by the beneficiaries of unemployment insurance and those of the Pandemic Unemployment Program (PUA, for its acronym in English) for four months. Republicans are betting it will be $ 200 while Democratic lawmakers want the amount to be higher.
The week before the President of the United States, Donald Trump He held the Democrats accountable for delaying negotiations, and thus sending the money to individuals.
“Democrats are withholding the $ 1,200 to $ 3,400 checks (family of four) that were ready to be sent!” The president said on his Twitter account.
The Democrats are holding back the $1,200 to $3,400 (family of four) checks that were ready to be sent out!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 31, 2020
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