'These are survival checks': Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley slammed $600 coronavirus stimulus check [View all]
Rep. Ayanna Pressley did not mince words when criticizing the $600 dollar stimulus checks which are reportedly included in Congress's latest proposal for a coronavirus stimulus package.
"At this point, these are not even stimulus checks. These are survival checks," the Massachusetts congresswoman said in an interview on MSNBC's "The ReidOut" on Friday.
"My constituents need these moneys to remain safely housed," Pressley said, adding that "600 dollars does not even cover one month's rent."
As Business Insider's Joseph Zeballos-Roig reported, following a prolonged contention over a stimulus package, Republican and Democratic lawmakers are in talks of a $900 billion coronavirus relief package as of Wednesday morning, and the proposal reportedly includes direct payments of around $600 per individual - roughly half of the $1,200 stimulus in March.
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