But he’s open to tightening the eligibility requirements.
As Democrats push forward on the next federal coronavirus aid bill over Republican calls to reduce the size and scope of the legislation, President Biden urged House Democrats to hold steady on the size of the $1,400 direct payments included in the bill in a caucus call on Wednesday morning, multiple outlets reported. Biden told Democrats on the Wednesday call that “we can’t walk away from an additional $1,400 in direct checks,” the Washington Post’s Erica Werner reported. “I’m not going to start my administration by breaking a promise to people.
