Stimulus checks of $ 1,400 begin to flow into bank accounts as Biden crosses bailout route

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris prepare to hit the road to build support for the $ 1.9 trillion stimulus package as some Americans have started to see checks for $ 1,400 arriving in their bank accounts .

In the coming days, Biden and Harris will be joined by their spouses as they travel to a handful of swing states for the so-called ‘Help Is Here’ tour, during which Democratic leaders will promote the most elements. popular in their America. Rescue plan – including direct payments and help to parents.

Their goal is to deflect Republican criticism of the radical bill that Democrats recently pushed through Congress without GOP support.

“This is the biggest expansion of the welfare state since Lyndon Baines Johnson in the 1960s,” said Florida Rep. Michael Waltz, a Republican.

First Lady Jill Biden will kick off the tour Monday by visiting a school in Burlington County, New Jersey, according to local reports. She will then travel to New Hampshire later in the week.

The White House announced that President Biden will begin his tour of Delaware County, Pennsylvania on Tuesday before traveling to Atlanta on Friday.

Meanwhile, Harris and her partner, Doug Emhoff, will be promoting the relief bill in Las Vegas on Monday and Denver on Tuesday. Emhoff will travel solo to Albuquerque, New Mexico on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press.

The House narrowly passed the stimulus package largely along party lines in a 220-211 final vote earlier this week, with all Republicans and a Democrat-Rep. Jared Golden of Maine – voting against the bill. The president signed the bill on Thursday afternoon.

After the Biden administration confirmed that the first batch of checks for $ 1,400 were sent out on Friday, some eligible Americans took to social media on Saturday to announce that the payments had arrived in their bank accounts.

“Stimulus hit my account thanks to Biden,” tweeted Washington DC’s Andrew Palmer

“Well, that was quick! The stimulus check came in and didn’t crash my online bank this time!” tweeted Sara Ackerson from Portland, Oregon.

The Treasury Department has confirmed that the first batch will go to those who provided direct deposit information in the 2019 or 2020 tax returns. The second group of recipients will be those who did not provide the e-filing information in the returns. recent tax authorities, but who have their contact information on file with the IRS due to other government programs. Paper checks and impact electronic payment (EIP) cards are expected to be sent out by the end of March.

Newsweek contacted the White House for more information.