The latest stimulus bill proposals do not feature direct payments or checks for Americans, and people are furious about it. The most recent proposal is a $900 billion stimulus package with bipartisan support, but no stimulus checks are included. This specific bill is reportedly meant to address and fund expiring programs such as unemployment insurance extension.
The new proposal will include more money for Paycheck Protection Program loans, as well as for state and local government relief. There will also be money allocated for education, rental assistance, child care, and broadband. Additionally, the new bill would also include measures for directly fighting the coronavirus pandemic, such as providing funds for vaccine distribution, testing, and contact tracing. Still, the lack of direct payments for citizens is drawing a lot of ire, and upset Americans are taking to Twitter to make their voices heard. Scroll down to see what they are saying.
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If youโre going to spend hundreds of billons in pandemic relief the most effective thing you can do is put it into peopleโs hands in the form of #StimulusChecksNOW. Itโs common sense, better economics and better politics.
โ Andrew Yang๐งข๐บ๐ธ (@AndrewYang) December 4, 2020
#StimulusChecksNOW @senatemajldr let that sink in! Do your job and put in better stimulus checks! pic.twitter.com/gablrX383b
โ Ernest Lindsay (@ErnieBoy5) December 4, 2020
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I can’t even afford to see my oncologist. My ONCOLOGIST….let that sink in for a minute #StimulusChecksNOW https://t.co/chhoJ7gMSs
โ Mother Nature’s Bodyguard ๐ท๐ (@pnwtreehuggr) December 4, 2020
I will never forget how our government utterly failed us in 2020, and how only 50 members of the 116th Congress tried to get legislation passed that would get us the money we need every month to pay our bills and be customers in our local communities. We need #StimulusChecksNow!! pic.twitter.com/chcsPzMZbE
โ Scott Santens๐งข๐โโ๏ธ (@scottsantens) December 4, 2020
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People need cash relief.
โ The Matt Skidmore Show (@ZachandMattShow) December 4, 2020
AOC agrees.
Andrew Yang agrees.
Rashida Tlaib agrees.
78% of Americans agree.
Even Republican Josh Hawley agrees.
Everyone agrees except McConnell, Pelosi, and the other walking skeletons in DC.
We must rally together & demand #StimulusChecksNOW!
how tf canada has been getting $2000 A MONTH for pandemic relief and the โgreatest country in the worldโ gives their people ONE check for $1200… 9 months ago!!! we need #StimulusChecksNOW โผ๏ธ @senatemajldr @POTUS @SpeakerPelosi https://t.co/FM8I4tQoRX
โ Debi Dahmer (@DawnoftheDeb_) December 4, 2020
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How I feel every time I see #StimulusChecksNOW trending knowing itโs unlikely our Government passes the bill because it doesnโt care about its citizens livelihoods… pic.twitter.com/cWeOdrysRt
โ alex (@AlexUlrichh) December 4, 2020
That $1200 should actually be closer to $2k…if not 2k straight up. #StimulusChecksNOW
โ TraceeEllisSAUSE (@NegressElba) December 4, 2020
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#StimulusChecksNOW please. pic.twitter.com/Emr6A8lMI2
โ Humanity FTW๐งข๐ (@WJADragon) December 4, 2020
So if I make a “decision” it can’t be a mistake? Cool.#StimulusChecksNOW https://t.co/soHIxyt6TU
โ ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ท๐ฎ๐ผ๐ผ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ ๐ฅ๐งข๐ (@zantorien19) December 4, 2020
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#StimulusChecksNOW U.S. Coronavirus Stimulus Package Compares to Other Countries Around the World. The US hasnโt given its citizens a stimulus check in month. My God, there are people who are jobless, starving, and homeless. pic.twitter.com/d16HN0amwE
โ Author J.E. Smythe (@jesmythe1) December 4, 2020
#StimulusChecksNOW
โ zzzzzzz (@BAMFMN) December 4, 2020
I’ve been living like this for months. pic.twitter.com/TWPAKwrPyO
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McConnell will continue doing this unless something changes. #stimuluspackage #StimulusChecksNOW https://t.co/5l0Qb2qfPX
โ Doris Bivingsโ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐โคโค (@BivingsDoris) December 4, 2020
Ask yourself, are your representatives representing you ? #StimulusChecksNOW pic.twitter.com/OMXIYLkHZa
โ Nikolas ๐งข (@NickPoletes) December 4, 2020
