Progressive lawmakers lauded the passage of the coronavirus stimulus payments after a new report indicated that the checks significantly decreased hardship for families across the country.
The University of Michigan report used Census Bureau data to analyze the hardships that struck families during the pandemic, finding that food insufficiency fell more than 40 percent, financial instability dropped 45 percent and symptoms of depression declined by 20 percent after the passage of the $600 direct payments approved under the previous administration and the $1,400 checks signed off President Joe Biden .
The report’s results prompted remarks from some of the most progressive […]
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