In South Carolina, $435 million is set to go to 254 towns in the Palmetto State with fewer than 50,000 residents. However, South Carolina is only one a few nationwide that has yet to request those funds.
As stimulus checks go out across the country, some of the nation’s poorest are struggling to get them. Now, advocates around the country are working to make sure those living on the streets or in their cars have access to this much needed relief.
The second batch of stimulus checks will soon be on their way. The Biden administration says the second batch of COVID-19 payments will be issued this week. For taxpayers receiving direct deposit, payments began processing on Friday.
The Biden administration is working on what they’re calling the ‘Help is Here’ tour, explaining the benefits of the president’s massive $1.9 trillion COVID relief deal to Americans.
President Joe Biden, the first lady, Vice President Harris and the second gentleman are all out selling the president’s landmark COVID relief deal, highlighting how it’ll help families, small businesses and schools as vaccine efforts ramp up across the country.
The Biden administration is hitting the road to pitch the president’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief package to Americans. Meanwhile, Republicans say too little of the relief is for the coronavirus. Even with this aid and the rising availability of vaccinations, health experts worry the recent rise in travel could cause a spike in cases.
The first batch of stimulus payments from the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package is rolling out. Direct deposits are going out first, with $1,400 for eligible people who make less than $75,000, heads of households who earn less than $112,000, will receive $500 and married couples who bring in less than $150,000.
American Airlines is canceling furloughs, after a financial boost from Congress.
The White House changed plans Thursday, just hours before President Biden is set to deliver his first prime time address later in the evening. He signed the massive COVID relief package into law, although he had originally planned to do that Friday, saying it shouldn’t wait.
President Joe Biden signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that he says will help the U.S. defeat the coronavirus and nurse the economy back to health.
