21 Senate Democrats Urge Biden to Include Recurring Stimulus Checks in Infrastructure Plan

Twenty-one Senate Democrats urged the White House to place recurring stimulus payments and an extension in federal unemployment aid in its next infrastructure plan.

This month, Congress hashed out a deal to pass a $1.9 trillion stimulus package that, in part, distributed $1,400 stimulus payments to eligible Americans and households.

"We urge you to include recurring direct payments and automatic unemployment insurance extensions tied to economic conditions in your Build Back Better long-term economic plan," the Democrat senators added in their letter Tuesday to President Joe Biden.

"While we are pleased that the American Rescue Plan included a one-time direct payment and an extension of federal unemployment insurance programs, a single direct payment will not last long for most families," they added.

The senators said more stimulus checks are needed because millions of people who don't qualify for unemployment benefits after their work hours were cut in the midst of the pandemic, had to switch to other jobs, or had to leave the workforce entirely.

The Democrats said that the expanded federal unemployment payments will run out starting September.

Three stimulus checks have already been sent out to Americans as part of several COVID-19 stimulus efforts, including $1,200 and $600 payments under the Trump administration and the latest round.

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