Top Democrat: Stimulus payments in GOP plan shortchange dependents
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass.) criticized an element of a proposal by Senate Republicans for a second round of coronavirus relief payments, arguing that the plan would not provide enough money for dependents.
Under the GOP proposal released Monday, households would receive $500 per dependent. That differs from a bill House Democrats passed in May, called the Heroes Act, under which households would be able to get payments of $1,200 per dependent for up to three dependents.
"Democrats were intentional when we added a full $1,200 payment for dependents in the Heroes Act. That's what the American people need right now," Neal said in a statement provided to The Hill on Tuesday. "Parents are facing so much uncertainty as we look to the start of the next school year and $500 per dependent simply isn't enough."
The difference between the amount of money that Republicans and Democrats would provide for dependents is one of the main differences between the two parties' proposals for a second round of direct payments.
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