Progressives are pushing for direct payments to Americans to be included in a COVID-19 package, as lawmakers work to secure a deal before the end of the year.
Congress in March enacted legislation that provided for a single round of stimulus payments of up to $1,200 per adult and $500 per child. There has been bipartisan interest in subsequent months in authorizing a second round of payments.
However, the $908 billion bipartisan proposal unveiled earlier this week by House and Senate moderates, which is at the center of the current negotiations over a relief package, does not include any direct payments.
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Progressives see this omission as a shortcoming and are calling for additional direct payments, saying that they could help people cover basic expenses.
"The millions of people who are most desperately impacted need a check," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-CortezHarry Styles hits back at criticism over wearing dress on Vogue cover 'It's not a slogan': Progressives push back on Obama's comments on 'defund the police' movement Obama says Democrats should make sure Ocasio-Cortez has a platform MORE (D-N.Y.) told reporters Friday.
She said that other types of assistance, such as aid to state and local governments, are important, but that people also need relief that will help them solve their immediate issues.
Ocasio-Cortez also made similar comments on Twitter.
COVID relief needs to directly help everyday people.
People need stimulus checks & UI.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 4, 2020
Sen. Bernie Sanders
Bernie SandersFormer Sanders press secretary: 'Principal concern' of Biden appointments should be policy DeVos knocks free college push as 'socialist takeover of higher education' The Hill's 12:30 Report — Presented by Capital One — Giuliani denies discussing preemptive pardon with Trump MORE (I-Vt.) said in a statement Friday that he can't support the moderates' proposal in its current form, citing the lack of direct payments.
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"Tens of millions of Americans living in desperation today would receive absolutely no financial help from this proposal," he said. "That is not acceptable."
Rep. Rashida Tlaib
Rashida Harbi TlaibBiden Cabinet picks largely unify Democrats — so far Democrats brush off calls for Biden to play hardball on Cabinet picks GOP congresswoman-elect wants to form Republican 'Squad' called 'The Force' MORE (D-Mich.) said on Twitter that ideally Congress should enact recurring direct payments to Americans. She referenced a Gallup survey conducted in August that found majority support for a second round of payments.
A vaccine can hopefully save lives, but there's no vaccine to save bank accounts, late housing payments, deteriorated health, or holes in local & state governments. The people were left behind by the current admin in a pandemic.Let's not repeat the same mistake. #DirectCashRelief
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) December 4, 2020
The congressional moderates' proposal includes funds for state and local governments, unemployment insurance, the Paycheck Protection Program and vaccine development and distribution, among other things. It also would provide short-term protection for businesses from coronavirus-related lawsuits to give states time to develop their own liability-protection rules.
Sen. Joe Manchin
Joseph (Joe) ManchinSmall businesses don't need another stimulus — they need customers Congress faces late-year logjam Funding bill hits snag as shutdown deadline looms MORE (D-W.Va.), an author of the proposal, told HuffPost the priority was to prevent assistance programs from expiring, but that he hopes another round of direct payments is enacted once President-elect Joe Biden
Joe BidenBiden says GOP senators have called to congratulate him Biden: Trump attending inauguration is 'of consequence' to the country Biden says family will avoid business conflicts MORE takes office.
Updated at 3:20 p.m.
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