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BLM Demands Monthly Checks for Struggling Families

BLM Demands Monthly Checks for Struggling Families
A Black Lives Matter sign in downtown Manhattan, N.Y., on Dec. 17, 2020. (zz/STRF/STAR MAX/IPx 2020) 

By    |   Thursday, 31 December 2020 07:42 PM EST

Black Lives Matter demanded monthly stimulus payments to struggling families on social media Thursday.

The group's Twitter feed included a post saying their demand "isn't about a stimulus. This is about survival," per Fox News.

BLM Tweet:

"Black business ownership: 40% decline.
Eviction risks: 40 mil. people
Black families are struggling to keep roofs over their heads, food in their bellies, and healthcare covered.
This isn't about a stimulus. This is about survival. And $600 aint it. We demand monthly checks."

On Sunday, President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that included one-time $600 payments to individuals.

House lawmakers passed a stand-alone bill that would raise those payments to $2,000, a move backed by President Trump.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, however, has pushed back. He included the $2,000 stimulus payments in a bill that also called for the formation of a commission to investigate the 2020 election and a call to repeal big-tech liability protections in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

Fox News reached out to BLM to ask if it had approached President-elect Joe Biden’s administration to ask about monthly checks but had not heard back.

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Black Lives Matter demanded monthly stimulus payments to struggling families on social media Thursday.The group's Twitter feed included a post saying their demand "isn't about a stimulus. This is about survival," per Fox News.BLM Tweet:"Black business ownership: 40%...
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