Republicans again blocked in US Senate voting on direct payments to citizens by two thousands of dollars as part of measures to stimulate the national economy. This statement was made by the leader of the Republican majority Mitch McConnell , quoted by “Interfax” .
“We don’t need House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to create socialism for the rich in order to help the poor,” McConnell said.
According to him, Americans of the “upper middle class” have kept their jobs and do not need payments. However, poorer citizens suffer greatly, with the same amount planned to be given to everyone who earns less than $ 75,000 a year (about three quarters of the total number of taxpayers).
December 29, House of Representatives US Congress approved the idea of giving Americans two thousand dollars each, the majority voted for the initiative to increase direct payments to citizens of the country as part of incentive measures national economy.
On December 28, the incumbent US President Donald Trump signed a bill on a large-scale aid package for the American economy. The amount of the payment will increase from $ 600 to $ 2,000, and for children they will no longer distribute 300, but 600 dollars.
Direct payments are intended for people with incomes of less than $ 75,000 a year, and the package includes subsidies for companies in the most affected industries ($ 284 billion). The new package also provides assistance to the transport industry (including $ 15 billion for airlines), schools ($ 82 billion) and universities, as well as for the supply of vaccines and food, about 284 billion will be allocated for affordable loans to small businesses.
The new support package will be the largest after the US authorities adopted at the height of the first wave of the pandemic: in March, the US government allocated $ 1.8 trillion to fight the crisis. Then 70 million Americans received payments in the amount of $ 1200. Before the presidential elections in November, the House of Representatives and the White House discussed another package for two trillion, but could not agree.