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Cedric Richmond: “Well, Joy, you`re exactly right. I think that`s why you saw us within the first two or three days in office introduce…”

On the recordJanuary 26, 2021
Well, Joy, you`re exactly right. I think that`s why you saw us within the first two or three days in office introduce the American rescue plan, because, one, we made commitments. Two, what people got in December was a down payment. It was $600. We wanted to see that number at 2,000, so we introduced legislation, and we`re requesting Congress to hurry up and act on it, which would increase it to 1,400.
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Cedric Richmond
Democratic · Louisiana
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msnbc.com

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Richmond discusses the introduction of the American rescue plan and the commitment to provide $2,000 checks to Americans.

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