WASHINGTON – As many Americans are slowly getting their stimulus checks, two lawmakers in Washington D.C. are hoping to provide families with more money during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The two Democratic lawmakers are proposing a bill that would provide monthly payments of $2,000 to Americans until employment levels return to normal.
Reps. Tim Ryan of Ohio and Ro Khanna of California announced the Emergency Money for the People Act on Tuesday. The pair said the first stimulus check, which provided $1,200 for many Americans, didn’t go far enough. “The economic impact of this virus is unprecedented for our country.
As millions of Americans file for unemployment week over week, we have to work quickly to patch the dam – and that means putting