The petition has gained more than 2,887,000 signatures as of Saturday, with about 100,000 new signatures in the past month.
in Congress have supported further stimulus cash payments this year.to support a fourth round of stimulus checks in a letter sent March 30. The lawmakers argued that the last federal payment of $1,400 would not be enough to help low-income families struggling under the financial hardship caused by the pandemic.
"These payments help keep families out of poverty, but they also act as economic stimulus by increasing spending and supporting jobs," they wrote."Now is the time for boldness." More than 150 economists—including Jason Furman, former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under the Obama administration—pushed the federal government to get behind"recurring direct stimulus payments" in an open letter last year.
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