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| https://palazzo.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=401900 | Palazzo Issues Statement on Stimulus Payment Vote | 2020-12-28 | 2020 | 2020-12 | Republican | House | MS | Steven Palazzo | P000601 | palazzo.house.gov | legacy | Palazzo Issues Statement on Stimulus Payment Vote f t # e Washington, December 28, 2020 Washington, DC - Congressman Steven Palazzo (MS-4)today issued the following statement after votingagainst a$1,400increase fordirecteconomic stimulus payments that were included in the recentcoronavirus relief package that was passed by Congress andsigned by President Trump. There is no doubt that many Americans are suffering. For months,Ihave said that the passage of COVID relief should be the top priority of this Congress. Still, time and time again, Nancy Pelosi has come up with partisan proposals that do little to nothing to address our economy and jobs.The relief package signed by PresidentTrump is the result of a great deal of work between the White House and congressional leadership,"Palazzo said. "While the idea of additional stimulus money sounds good, giving away cash without adequate barriers to ensure only those who need help get it is dangerous. This vote is the result of Nancy Pelosi and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez pushing their socialist agenda when given the opportunity.Our country is deeper in debt than we have everbeen, and the time for hard decisions is now.People across Mississippi would love to have $2,000 checks instead of $600 checks, but when it comes down to it, our country can't afford the nearly half trillion-dollarprice tag that comes along with that.### f t # e | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |