- Brian Deese, President Joe Biden’s top economic advisor, suggested the administration could be open to tweaking eligibility for future stimulus checks.
- As written, the president’s plan calls for a $400 weekly unemployment supplement, a $15 minimum wage and $1,400 stimulus checks.
- Deese’s comments on Tuesday came as the president’s $1.9 trillion plan faces critiques by a bipartisan group of lawmakers hoping to reduce its price tag.
- Biden himself on Monday said he would consider curbing eligibility for the checks if it could help secure Republican support in Congress.
Source: White House signals it could agree to more narrowly targeted stimulus checks
