Democrats Eye Cold, Hard Cash In Next Stimulus Round
- Democrats look to expand cash payments to small businesses
- Lawmakers juggle business, people, governments in next bill
Pedestrians walk past vacant storefronts in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York, U.S.
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Democrats are considering proposing a new round of direct cash payments to U.S. households and extending a similar benefit to the smallest businesses, as they struggle to get federal loans.
Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Richard Neal, the top Democrats on Congress’s two tax committees, want to include the payments in the next round of stimulus spending that Congress is likely to take up in May.