White House adviser says threshold for $1,400 checks under negotiation - Washington Post interview

President Joe Biden is open to narrowing the threshhold for Americans eligible to receive $1,400 checks as part of coronavirus relief legislation, White House economic adviser Jared Bernstein said on Thursday.

Bernstein, a member of the Council of Economic Advisers, told The Washington Post it was important for a final legislative package to include both a temporary tax credit to parents of children as well as relief for state and local governments, neither of which was included in a proposal by a Republicans who have been negotiating with the White House.