Consensus has settled on $600 stimulus checks, which would get phased out at upper incomes, similar to the last round of stimulus checks, according to two people granted anonymity to share details of private deliberation. While the two people have said there’s broad agreement on stimulus checks and unemployment insurance, they caution nothing is final until the bill released. ), as well as President Trump, have made a push for more generous stimulus checks but those efforts are unlikely to prove successful. The income criteria for the stimulus checks is expected to reflect that of the first round of stimulus payments sent by the Treasury Department earlier this year. The deal would include stimulus payments for families in which one of the parents is not a citizen.

Source: Washington Post December 20, 2020 15:43 UTC