Third Stimulus Check: Biden’s Relief Plan, $1,4000 Payments Finally Gets GOP Support – By Danielle Ong (IB Times) / Feb 15 2021
KEY POINTS
- GOP officials in city halls and statehouses call for more relief
- A new coronavirus relief package would prevent massive layoffs across the nation
- Biden’s $1.9 trillion plan would provide aid to the homeless
President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan and $1,400 checks are finally earning the support of some GOP officials across the U.S.
Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer, a Republican, said he is rooting for the president to push through the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion aid package and give reprieve to his city, which is considered the poorest in the state of California.
“The relief plan will help get us to the end,” he told The Washington Post.
Without the coronavirus economic package, Fresno may consider laying off over 250 workers, including people working in the police department and fire department, in hopes of closing a $31 million budget shortfall.
“That is going to be devastating,” Dyer added.
