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May 2024 · 3 minute read

A FOURTH stimulus check could be in the cards as Americans are calling for extra cash in petitions while teachers and first responders in some states have received a $1,000 cash boost.

Joe Biden is yet to propose a fourth round of federal stimulus checks but calls remain persistent among growing sections of the American public.

More than 2.7million people have called for the White House to propose recurring checks worth up to $2,000 amid fears that the current amount is not enough.

Restaurant owner Stephanie Bonin, of Colorado, created the petition last year and support keeps growing.

She said that stimulus checks should be targeted at Americans who are struggling and instructed politicians that they need to learn from the past year.

More than 180,000 people signed another petition calling for checks worth up to $2,000.

And, petitions that were created during the Trump presidency have reached 75,000 and 60,000 signatures.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis handed out stimulus checks worth up to $1,000 to emergency services personnel on Tuesday, according to News4Jax.

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Teachers, first responders, and EMTs are among those in line to receive the cash.

The governor said: “Those should be arriving this week and into next week.”

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He also presented stimulus checks to crews who participated in search and rescue efforts following the devastating condo collapse in Surfside.

Teachers in Irving, Texas will get a stimulus check worth up to $2,000 ahead when they return to the classroom, Fox4 reports.

Employees that have worked at least 20 hours a week are eligible for the extra cash. Payments started to be deposited on August 31.

District employees in Fort Worth and Arlington will see their pay go up by four percent.

Stimulus checks worth up to $1,000 will be sent to teachers in Tennessee - instead of a two percent pay rise, according to Deseret.

Earlier this year, teachers and members of staff pocketed an extra $1,000 in districts across Georgia.

In February, teachers in Michigan received $500 as part of the MI Classroom Heroes Grants proposal, MLive reported.

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More than $50million was dedicated for teachers and around $20million was set aside for support staff.

The grants were for teachers in K-12 full or part-time education and didn't apply to substitutes.

Lawmakers continue to propose possible stimulus packages as four in ten Americans say their income still remains below pre-pandemic levels, according to a TransUnion survey cited by CBS.

And, research from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities warned that one in four families struggled to pay for food or rent between 2014 and 2016.

Rep. Ilhan Omar has proposed a bill that would see adults receive $1,200 checks.

And, more than 20 Democratic senators called for recurring checks, according to Newsweek.

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are leading the calls but the lawmakers didn’t specify what any future check should be worth.

And, members of the House Ways and Means Committee said a fourth and fifth stimulus payment could keep up to 12million Americans out of poverty.

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More than 169million stimulus checks have been sent out since March as part of Biden’s American Rescue Plan.

But a fourth stimulus check looks unlikely as the president seems to be prioritizing the rollout of the child tax credit expansion program.

Fourth stimulus check: Biden is 'open' to more relief payments to Americans as push for $2,000 monthly checks grows

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