Sanders proposes $2,000 monthly cash payments until the end of the coronavirus crisis

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• Sen. Bernie Sanders is proposing that each US household receive a cash payment of $2,000 until the COVID-19 crisis is resolved.
• The proposal comes in the wake of a proposal from Sen. Mitt Romney, who on Monday suggested a one-time payment of $1,000 to all US adults.
• "There's increasing agreement on sending out checks to everyone," Mike Konczal, director of the Roosevelt Institute, told Business Insider.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is calling for the federal government to pick up the tab for all Americans' health care costs during the COVID-19 pandemic — an emergency version of Medicaid-for-all — and for each household to receive $2,000 in cash each month until the crisis is resolved. 

Sanders unveiled the proposals in a Tuesday night address, which he plans to share with Senate Democratic leaders. Sanders lost to former Vice President Joe Biden in three primaries on Tuesday night in Illinois, Florida, and Arizona.  The primary in Ohio, which was also set to vote Tuesday, was called off over concerns it would contribute to the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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