Conservatives should support Biden’s $1,400 COVID-19 relief checks

Published January 22, 2021 8:27pm ET



Just before his inauguration, President Biden proposed a coronavirus relief package outline for the first 100 days of his administration. Part of that framework is to essentially redo what former President Donald Trump demanded in his waning days in office, an increase in the second round of coronavirus relief payments from $600 to $2,000 (that is, a $1,400 boost).

Conservatives should be supportive of what Biden is proposing here, once they realize what exactly he is putting forward. So, what are these checks, really?

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