How did Louisiana s representatives vote on the latest COVID stimulus?
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LAFAYETTE, La. â Katie Broudreaux and her boyfriend Therin Broussard found themselves unemployed at the beginning of the pandemic, stretching every dollar from the first stimulus check for as long as they could.
All these months later, they say they could use the extra help. We re not able to make as much as we used to to afford everything we re used to, said Broussard, who worked as a massage therapist.
On Capitol Hill, here is how Louisiana s congressmen voted: Democrat Cedric Richmond and Republican Clay Higgins voted yes for the $2,000 stimulus; however, Republicans Steve Scalise, Garret Graves and Mike Johnson voted no while Republican Ralph Abraham did not vote.
On Monday, CNBC reported that the Treasury Department anticipates being able to start delivering the $600 direct stimulus payments included in the COVID relief legislation by the end of this week, according to a senior Treasury Department official.
In response to Trump’s calls for a $2,000 payment to Americans, the House of Representatives voted 275-134 Monday evening to approve legislation which increases stimulus checks to $2,000 for eligible Americans.
“The President must immediately call on congressional Republicans to end their obstruction and to join him and Democrats in support of our stand-alone legislation to increase direct payment checks to $2,000, which will be brought to the Floor tomorrow,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a statement after Trump signed the stimulus legislation Sunday evening. “Every Republican vote against this bill is a vote to deny the financial hardship that families face and to deny the American people the relief they need.”
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The Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help Act or Cash Act, will provide a check for anyone whose income threshold was at or below $75,000 dollars for individuals and $150,000 for a married couple based on your 2019 income.
Paul Lane, a certified financial planner for the Armstrong Advisory Group in Massachusetts, says a lot was learned about who does what with their stimulus check based on the first go- round. Studies have shown from the first stimulus payment that, half of the people who received it or almost 50%, had less than $500 in their bank account, Lane said. The money went out right away.