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 * Senior Citizen Group Asks Congress for Stimulus Bill Amid Rising Inflation
   Senior Citizen Group Asks Congress for Stimulus Bill Amid Rising Inflation
 * Petition for Monthly Stimulus Checks of $2,000 Nears 2.9 Million Signatures
   Petition for Monthly Stimulus Checks of $2,000 Nears 2.9 Million Signatures

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FOURTH STIMULUS CHECK UPDATE: PETITION FOR MONTHLY $2,000 NEARS 2.9 MILLION
SUPPORTERS

By Christina Zhao On 9/18/21 at 2:37 PM EDT
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U.S. Petition Stimulus Package Delta variant Coronavirus

A petition for monthly stimulus checks of $2,000 has drawn nearly 2.9 million
supporters, as the highly virulent Delta variant continues to drive up COVID-19
cases, deaths and hospitalizations across the U.S. But while online petitions
for cash payments continue to gain traction, that support isn't translating to
pressure on members of Congress.



The Change.org petition, launched by Denver restaurant owner Stephanie Bonin
last year, calls for the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate to deliver
legislation that would provide a "$2,000 payment for adults and a $1,000 payment
for kids immediately, and continuing regular checks for the duration of the
crisis."

The petition has gained more than 2,887,000 signatures as of Saturday, with
about 100,000 new signatures in the past month. It will become one of
Change.org's most signed petitions if it reaches its goal of 3 million
signatures.



Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar, a Democrat, introduced legislation on July
30 that would establish a federal universal basic income system. Under the
proposed five-year pilot program, U.S. adults earning under $75,000 would
receive $1,200 per month and $600 for each dependent child.

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benefit from the COVID-19 pandemic relief checks that are a part of the American
Rescue Plan on March 5, 2021 in Washington, DC.Samuel Corum/Getty Images

But Omar's guaranteed income bill only drew support from four
legislators—Democratic Representatives Cori Bush of Missouri, Dwight Evans of
Pennsylvania, Jamaal Bowman of New York and Pramila Jayapal of Washington.



More than 80 Democrats in Congress have supported further stimulus cash payments
this year.

Twenty-one senators urged President Joe Biden to support a fourth round of
stimulus checks in a letter sent March 30. The lawmakers argued that the last
federal payment of $1,400 would not be enough to help low-income families
struggling under the financial hardship caused by the pandemic.

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Led by Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden, the coalition of senators included a
broad range of Democrats, from moderates such as Debbie Stabenow and Michael
Bennet to progressives including Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren, and six
committee chairs across finance, agriculture, banking, armed services, judiciary
and budget.



"These payments help keep families out of poverty, but they also act as economic
stimulus by increasing spending and supporting jobs," they wrote. "Now is the
time for boldness."

In a separate letter sent to Biden in January, more than 50 House Democrats also
pushed for recurring payments for the duration of the pandemic.

More than 150 economists—including Jason Furman, former chair of the Council of
Economic Advisers under the Obama administration—pushed the federal government
to get behind "recurring direct stimulus payments" in an open letter last year.



"Regular, lasting direct stimulus payments will boost consumer spending, driving
the economic recovery and shortening the recession," they wrote.

But despite the ongoing pressure, it's now clear that further stimulus checks
are unlikely to be sent out. The Biden administration has pivoted to advancing
two infrastructure bills, neither of which contain any direct payments.

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