The campaign has drawn more than 2,962,640 signatures as of Saturday, with only about 34,870 new supporters in the past month and 6,000 in the past week.
It will become one of Change.org's most-signed petitions if it reaches its benchmark of 3 million signatures.
An online petition for monthly stimulus checks of $2,000 for the duration of the pandemic is inching toward 3 million signatures, as COVID-19 cases begin to rise yet again in the U.S. ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Above, former President Donald Trump's name appears on the coronavirus economic assistance checks that were sent to citizens across the country April 29, 2020 in Washington, DC.
More than 56 U.S. representatives, 21 senators and 150 economists—including Jason Furman, former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers under the Obama administration—have urged PresidentHowever, their pressure never translated to action. With the recent passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill, Democratic leaders and the White House have pivoted to passing a social safety net and climate bill that's key to Biden's agenda.
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