Calls to extend ‘stimulus’ check payments grow as DOUBLE ‘$3,600 boosts’ could be sent

THE call for extended child tax credit payments is growing, as millions of cash-strapped families are likely to miss out on checks this month. The setback comes after lawmakers in Congress failed to pass Joe Biden’s Build Back Better legislation before the recess. In December, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki appeared to speculate about the prospect of double payments if lawmakers voted on a revised version of Build Back Better, Yahoo Finance reports. She told reporters at the time: “If we get it done in January, we’d talk to treasury officials and others about doing double payments in February… Read Full Article