Language blocking a ban on gas stoves has been incorporated into a bipartisan Senate appropriations bill, giving it a significant chance to ultimately become law. A bill that would prevent the Consumer Product Safety Commission from banning the products was incorporated into a funding bill for “Financial Services and General Government” Thursday. The head of…
Third Stimulus Check: Fewer Americans May Receive $1,400 Payments Because Of 16 Senators
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The measure passed in a 58 - 42 vote
Individuals earning more than $50,000 and couples making over $100,000 may not receive relief payments
A bipartisan group of 16 senators on Thursday proposed an amendment to bar higher-income households from getting $1,400 stimulus checks.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Me. and Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., led the bipartisan effort to lower the income threshold for the payments.
The amendment passed in a 58-42 vote, with Senate Budget Committee chairman Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., voting in favor of sending checks only to lower- and moderate-income families. The measure did not specify a threshold for exclusion.
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