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WOW NEW BILL $1400 Third Stimulus Check Update + $400 Unemployment Benefits Relief Bill
Here’s your daily stimulus check, your second stimulus check, your third stimulus check, your executive actions, executive orders, and stimulus package update for Sunday, February 21st, 2021.
A recent poll is indicating that more Americans are supporting the $1.9 trillion stimulus package.
According to a new poll for the New York Times, more than 7 in 10 Americans now back to Mr. Biden’s aid package.
Republican lawmakers were quick to oppose the 591-page bill that was released by the House committee on Friday.
The full bill includes $1,400 stimulus checks, $350 billion in state and local government relief; an extension of $400 federal unemployment benefits, and further funding for small businesses.
It will be interesting to see if any Democrats oppose anything in the stimulus because once it reaches the Senate floor they will need the support of all 50 Democrats to pass.
Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed legislation distributing $2.2 billion in federal money for relief aimed at helping schools, vaccine distribution, and helping small businesses.