After months of debating another stimulus and approving a new one in the last minute of 2020, some people still will not automatically receive their $600 stimulus checks.
It's official, the second stimulus checks are on the way. Congress has stingily confirmed that they're giving out paltry payments of $600 as part of a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package. The deal also means approval of $300 federal weekly unemployment supplement payments.
Stingy Second Stimulus: Lawmakers Nearing Deal That Includes $600 Checks, $300 In Weekly Jobless Aid
ABC reports that congress is coming close to signing off on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package that would include $300 per week jobless checks and $600 stimulus payments to most Americans.