The Progressive Change Campaign Committee is also expected to launch an effort Tuesday allowing the public to sign on in support of the effort.
The push comes days after Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package passed the House in a largely party-line vote, with two Democrats breaking to oppose the bill with Republicans. The Senate is taking up the legislation this week, after progressives were dealt a major blow when the chamber s parliamentarian ruled that a minimum wage hike to $15 could not be included in the package that Democrats are expected to pass using budget reconciliation.
Biden’s relief package includes funding for $1,400 direct payments to Americans who qualify based on their incomes. It also would extend federal unemployment benefits through the end of August and provide a $400 weekly boost to benefits from mid-March through the end of August.