Some representatives say one more check isn’t enough.

President Joe Biden is gradually winding toward the end of his initial bevy of executive order signings, and is intending to direct his focus more heavily on COVID-19 management starting next week. Currently, Congress is debating the merits of his proposed $1.9 trillion new stimulus plan, which would include a third stimulus check to the American populace of $1,400 to even out the previous $600 payments.

However, with a concrete end to the pandemic in the States still out of sight, multiple Democratic lawmakers have insisted that one more payment isn’t enough to tide the population over, especially those who have had their incomes lessened or eliminated by the pandemic. A coalition of over 50 members of the House, headed by Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, sent a formal letter to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris yesterday urging them to enact recurring monthly payments for the remaining duration of the pandemic.

“One more check is not enough during this public health and economic crisis,” their letter read. “Many families cannot afford to wait for eight months between payments. To truly build back better, families need stability and certainty through ongoing relief — they cannot be at the mercy of congressional gridlock.”

Vice President Harris actually attempted to push a proposal of the same nature through the Senate last year, but was ultimately shot down. Harris’ proposal requested $2,000 monthly payments to American citizens, and while Omar and co.’s letter did not specify an amount, she echoed Harris’ proposal in a brief message on her private Twitter.

According to a statistical analysis from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, approximately 1/3 of working age adults in the US are currently having some kind of difficulty paying their bills on time and in full. “We know there is still an enormous amount of economic suffering going on in our country,” former director of the National Economic Council Gene Sperling said on a call hosted by Invest in America Action, an advocacy group for public investment. “The top quartile might see unemployment around 5%, but for the bottom quartile, it’s over 20%.”