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Fourth stimulus check 2021 latest – Demand for another Covid payment mounts as states end jobless benefits

THE push for a fourth stimulus check is increasing after President Joe Biden said he was “open” to sending another Covid relief payment.

Democrats in Congress are pushing for eligible Americans to receive more cash before lawmakers’ July 4 recess – and they’re hoping to fast-track it even if Republicans are against it.

“He’s happy to hear from a range of ideas on what would be most effective and what’s most important to the economy moving forward,” she said.

Meanwhile, workers in Indiana have sued Governor Eric Holcomb after he halted unemployment payments before the federal expiration date on September 6.

After the judge there ruled that Holcomb’s decision did the plaintiffs’ “irreparable harm,” 22 other states that are ending the jobless benefits may follow suit.

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