An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums.
An exhausted Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums.
A look at what's in the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, including more stimulus checks, tax breaks for households with kids, aid to schools, another unemployment boost and more PPP loans.
The fate of Joe Biden's $15 minimum wage proposal remains hazy. Facing resistance in Congress, the president has acknowledged that he will likely have to omit the measure from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 financial relief package.
Some common COVID-19 scams include:
Text messages asking taxpayers to disclose bank account information under the promise of receiving a $1,200 Economic Impact Payment.
Phishing schemes using email, letters and social media messages with keywords like Coronavirus, COVID-19 and stimulus in varying ways. These scammers know many people are in desperate need of money, and they ll use certain buzz words to entice you.
Another big scam the IRS is seeing is the sale of fake at-home COVID-19 test kits.
The IRS said taxpayers should not engage in these types of solicitations.
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