House Democrats introduce plan to pay Americans $2,000 a month until economy recovers from COVID-19 closure

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• The Emergency Money for the People Act, introduced by Reps. Tim Ryan and Ro Khanna, would give $2,000 a month to Americans over the age of 16 who make less than $130,000 a year.
• The payments would continue for at least six months, and until unemployment falls to pre-coronavirus levels.
• "A one-time, $1,200 check isn't going to cut it," Rep. Khanna said. "Americans need sustained cash infusions for the duration of this crisis in order to come out on the other side alive, healthy, and ready to get back to work."
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Old enough to drive a car? Then you would be old enough to receive $2,000 a month under a plan introduced this week by two Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives.

Under the Emergency Money for the People Act, US citizens who are 16 or older — and make less than $130,000 a year — would receive cash payments from the federal government for at least six months, and until unemployment falls to pre-pandemic levels.

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