Mnuchin Says Relief Bill Will Include Stimulus Checks to American Families

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks during a news conference at the U.S. State Department in Washington on Sept. 21, 2020. Patrick Semansky/Pool via Reuters

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday that, while there’s still no agreement between White House and Democrat negotiators on the final shape of the next CCP virus relief package, it will contain another round of stimulus checks to American families.

“The good news is that we have reached agreement that if there is a deal, there are payments similar to last time that are in the package,” Mnuchin told Fox News’s Lou Dobbs, when asked if the much-anticipated fifth stimulus bill would contain direct payments like the $1,200 stimulus checks that were part of the CARES Act.