Political and Legislative
The White House Press Secretary Said People Could Receive Stimulus Checks By the Weekend
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Thursday that people could start receiving $1,400 direct payments in their bank accounts as soon as this weekend after President Biden signed the legislation authorizing the payments earlier in the afternoon.
“People can expect to start seeing direct deposits hit their bank accounts as early as this weekend,” Psaki said during a press briefing.
She added that those payments are “just the first wave” and that more will be issued over the next several weeks.
Biden on Thursday signed a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package that provides for payments to most Americans of up to $1,400 per person. Psaki said that 158.5 million households can expect to receive payments.
