Since the start of the pandemic, the federal government has spent hundreds of billions of dollars to provide much-needed financial relief to the American people.

The latest major concern is the rise and spread of the Omicron variant of covid-19, which was first observed in the United States last month. Experts think that the new variant can spread more quickly than earlier versions, as evidenced by the soaring number of cases in South Africa, according to University of Washington epidemiologist Janet Baseman.

Hopes of a fourth stimulus check from the federal government have been dashed, but certain states will still be offering their residents some cash ahead of the holidays.

Biden has stayed away from addressing the topic of a fourth stimulus check directly, but when his spokeswoman was asked in recent days if he supported another round of direct payments, she said the president was open to proposals.

“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,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said last week — with a caveat.

“But he’s also proposed what he thinks is going to be the most effective for the short term, for putting people back to work, to getting through this pivotal period of time, and also making us more competitive over the long term,” Psaki added, referring to his infrastructure bill to fix U.S. roads, bridges, water systems and more.

More than 80 members of Congress have signed letters urging the president to provide repeated payments for the remainder of the pandemic. Most recently, seven members of the influential House Ways and Means Committee wrote to ask the president to include regular checks in his new “families plan.”

So far, there have been three rounds of stimulus checks: one in April 2020, another in December 2020, and one more in March 2021.

The following states have passed legislation to provide stimulus checks :

Maine

California

Maryland

Florida

Georgia

Michigan

Tennessee

There are indeed some new stimulus checks, but there aren’t plans for a new nationwide rollout of stimulus checks, as was seen at the start of the pandemic.

The main talk in the USA right now concerns a $1,400 stimulus check. While most people have already received their full stimulus check payment, those who had eligible children in 2021 are able to claim this Recovery Rebate Credit on their next tax return. 

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