His. Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders The Memo: Bad Jobs report raises Biden’s stimulus case. Biden expects minimum wage increase to drop from final relief bill Five takeaway meals from the budget marathon MORE (I-Vt.) On Saturday he hit fellow Democrats who he says want to lower eligibility thresholds for coronavirus stimulus checks.
The chairman of the Senate Budget Committee he tweeted On Saturday evening it was “amazing” that there were some Democrats “who want to reduce the income eligible for direct payments from $ 75,000 to $ 50,000 for people and from $ 150,000 to $ 100,000 for couples.”
“In other words, working-class people who received checks from Trump wouldn’t get them from Biden,” the Vermont senator tweeted from his personal account. “Brilliant!”
Amazing. There are some demos that want to reduce the income requirements for direct payments from $ 75,000 to $ 50,000 for individuals and from $ 150,000 to $ 100,000 for couples. In other words, working-class people who received checks from Trump would not get them from Biden. Brilliant!
– Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) February 7, 2021
In another tweet minutes later, Sanders posted from his account in the Senate that he is “firmly opposed” to lowering the eligibility threshold and added, “In these difficult times, ALL people in the working class deserve $ 1,400.”
“The last thing I heard, someone who makes $ 55,000 a year is not‘ rich, ’” Sanders added.
I strongly oppose reducing income eligibility for direct payments from $ 75,000 to $ 50,000 for individuals and from $ 150,000 to $ 100,000 for couples. In these difficult times, ALL people in the working class deserve $ 1,400. The last thing I heard, someone who earns $ 55,000 a year is not “rich.”
– Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) February 7, 2021
Several Twitter users indicated that they supported Sanders’ observations, including fellow reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Defying Greene attacks the media, dodging questions about past comments. Ocasio-Cortez thanks Capitol police amid criticism of their riot experience. AOC is an asset to Democrats, Greene is an albatross to the GOP (DN.Y.), who retweeted Sanders’ post, write“It would be outrageous if we continued to give more relief and end up doing the opposite.”
In conclusion, $ 50,000 is fantastic and we shouldn’t do fantastic things.
– Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) February 7, 2021
According to President Biden’s $ 1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan, stimulus controls have been set at $ 1,400, although the proposal maintained the structure of phase out payments for people earning more than $ 75,000 or couples earning more than $ 150,000.
However, in recent days senators have been arguing about modifying the phasing-out structure for the next round of stimulus controls amid broader concern that high-income wage earners would be eligible for payments. unless Congress makes changes.
The Washington Post reported Tuesday for the first time that some senior Democrats had been discussing a proposal to begin phasing out stimulus controls for those earning more than $ 50,000 for single taxpayers, $ 75,000 for people presenting heads of households, and $ 100,000 for married couples.
Thursday, in the Senate voted 99-1 on an amendment of Sens. Joe Manchin
Joseph (Joe) Manchin Memo report: Bad Jobs raises Biden stimulus case Biden expects lower minimum wage increase in final relief bill PENDING ENERGY: DOJ will allow companies to pay for environmental projects again to reduce fines | House Democrats are reintroducing MORE the green energy tax package (DW.Va.) i Susan Collins
Susan Margaret Collins The Memo Report: Bad Jobs Increases Biden’s Stimulus Case Five Budget Marathon Grips Don’t Let This Unifying Moment Be Missed MORE (R-Maine) related to “targeting” checks and ensuring that “higher-income taxpayers are not eligible.”
“I don’t think a single person on this floor would disagree to address the relief to our neighbors struggling to pay rent and put food on the table,” Manchin said before the vote.
Collins added, “Do we want stimulus checks to be done on households with family incomes of $ 300,000 or do we want to target assistance to families in need who need help and provide a boost to the economy?”
Sanders said in his own remarks before the vote that no one supported families with incomes of $ 300,000 a year to get a check, adding that lawmakers should support direct assistance to people reaching 75,000. dollars or to couples reaching $ 150,000.
The Hill has contacted Manchin as well as the Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer
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