re: Check your mailbox...Slow Joe is sending you a check...oops, I mean a mask

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As of Feb. 24, all signs point to Congress approving the third round of stimulus checks.

By Friday, the full U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on its version of the relief bill, which includes the stimulus checks. The House Budget Committee passed the bill on Monday.

Then, the bill would be sent over the Senate for consideration.

The legislation provides a third stimulus check that amounts to $1,400 for a single taxpayer, or $2,800 for a married couple that files jointly, plus $1,400 per dependent. Individuals earning up to $75,000 would get the full amount as would married couples with incomes up to $150,000.

The size of the check would shrink for those making slightly more with a hard cut-off at $100,000 for individuals and $200,000 for married couples.

Some Republicans want to cut the size of the rebate as well as the pool of Americans eligible for it, but Biden has insisted on $1,400 checks, saying “that’s what the American people were promised.” The new round of checks will cost the government an estimated $422 billion.

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