Sec. Mnuchin says the Trump administration supports another round of direct stimulus payments to Americans in the next coronavirus relief package, which he says should be passed by Congress by the end of the month.
He added,"The level and the criteria we'll be discussing with the Senate...As soon as the Senate gets back, we're gonna sit down on a bipartisan basis with the Republicans and the Democrats and it will be our priority to make sure between the 20th and the end of the month that we pass the next legislation."
Mnuchin said that he had a"very productive call" with McConnell and White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Wednesday about negotiations, which he said will resume with Democrats later this month. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Thursday questioned the income threshold proposal of $40,000 and said that McConnell had not spoken to her about it.
"I don't know where the $40,000 came from. I think there are many families depending on size of family and so many different things, that the $40,000 would have to be explained, justified and the rest," she said."But I think families making over $40,000 probably need assistance. Again, just depending on their family situation."
House Democratic leaders are pushing for another round of stimulus payments of up to $1,200 per person. The eligibility would be the same as in the first wave — for individuals making less than $99,000 a year and couples making under $198,000.Rebecca Shabad
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