Some House Democrats are again pushing to renew efforts for a second round of $1,200 stimulus checks after broader talks have largely stalled.
“The economic impact payments must be made because the rent must be paid,” said Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) in a House panel hearing with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. “If we do not do this, we will put persons at risk of being evicted at a time when we are having a pandemic that is still taking lives in this country,” he said.
