GET
GET THE
GET THE ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WAY CORONAVIRUS IS IMPACTING YOUR
LIFE.
JOINING US NOW IS CONGRESSMAN
AMI BERA FROM THE SEVENTH
DISTRICT IN CALIFORNIA. DR.
BERA , WE KNOW THAT YOU WEAR
MANY HATS AND YOU ARE A MEDICAL
DOCTOR AND ALSO A POLITICIAN.
LET'S GO FIRST TO THE STIMULUS
BILL.
PEOPLE WHO ARE DISABLED
RECEIVING WORKMEN'S COMP., DO
THEY QUALIFY FOR THIS ASSISTANCE
?
>> THEY SHOULD. THE FOLKS THAT
WE WANT TO COVER BOTH IN THE
SECOND STIMULUS PACKAGE AND
WHEN WE SIGNED INTO LAW ON
FRIDAY REALLY IS TARGETING THE
FOLKS WHO ARE MOST OF ALL
HERBAL AND THOSE WHO ARE ON
DISABILITY SHOULD HAVE THOSE
BENEFITS EXTENDED.
>> THE NEXT TEXT COMING IN.
WHAT QUALIFICATIONS DO YOU HAVE
TO MEET TO GET A STIMULUS
CHECK?
>> WHEN YOU CAN DO IS YOU CAN
GO TO THE TREASURY WEBSITE OR
THE WASHINGTON POST FOR THAT
MATTER WHERE THEY HAVE A
STIMULUS CHECK CALCULATOR AND
YOU CAN PUT YOUR INFORMATION IN
. LARGELY IT TARGETS
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MAKING LESS
THAN'S 75,000 OR COUPLES WHO
ARE MAKING LESS THAN 150,000
PER WE ARE TOLD BY THE
SECRETARY OF TREASURY THAT
THESE CHECKS SHOULD BE DIRECTLY
DEPOSITED, IF THAT IS HOW YOU
GET YOUR TAX REFUND INTO YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT HOPEFULLY WITHIN
THE NEXT TWO WERE THREE WEEKS.
WE ARE REALLY PUSHING THEM TO
DO EVERYTHING ELECTRONICALLY,
IF POSSIBLE. IF NOT, THEY WILL
GO TO THE LAST ADDRESS THAT
THEY HAVE ON RECORD AT THE IRS.
IF IT IS NOT ACCURATE YOU
SHOULD GO TO THE IRS WEBSITE
AND MAKE SURE THEY HAVE AN
ACCURATE ADDRESS FOR YOU.
>> I JUST GOT A MESSAGE FROM A
WOMAN WHO WONDERED WHO SHE
NEEDED TO CALL OR EMAIL TO GET
ON THE STIMULUS LIST OR TO MAKE
SURE THAT SHE WAS.
IF UNCLE SAM KNOWS WHERE SHE IS
AND IT IS THE RIGHT ADDRESS,
SHE IS GOING TO GET THAT CHECK
IF SHE QUALIFIES?
>> THAT IS CORRECT.
IF YOU ALREADY FILED YOUR TAXES
OR IF YOU HAVEN'T FILED YOUR
TAXES, THE IRS WILL GO OFF OF
THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE FROM
LAST YEAR.
IF YOU HAVE MOVED IN THE PAST
YEAR AND THEY DO NOT HAVE AN
ACCURATE ADDRESS AND YOU DO NOT
GET YOUR REFUND CHECK
AUTOMATICALLY DEPOSITED, THEN
IT PROBABLY MAKES SENSE TO GO
TO THE IRS WEBSITE AND AGAIN
MAKE SURE THERE IS ACCURATE
INFORMATION ON YOU.
>> I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED THE
IRS.
THAT LEADS INTO OUR NEXT
QUESTION.
I WE ELIGIBLE FOR THE STIMULUS
CHECK IF WE OWE THE IRS MONEY?
>> ACTUALLY DO NOT KNOW THE
ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION.
MY HOPE WOULD BE THAT THIS
MONEY IS MEANT TO BE PUSHED OUT
TO FOLKS TO KEEP THEM AFLOAT
AND THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO
KEEP THIS SEPARATE FROM ANY
BACK TAXES.
>> THAT WOULD SEEM LIKE THE
HUMANE WAY TO APPROACH THIS.
NEXT ONE WITH THE STIMULUS
CHECK.
WHAT IF YOU CLAIM TWO ADULT
COLLEGE CHILDREN LIVING AT HOME
WITH NO INCOME FULL-TIME
STUDENTS.
DO THEY GET MONEY TOO?
>> IT ALSO IS ONE THAT I DO NOT
KNOW FOR SURE THAT WE WILL TRY
TO GET AN ANSWER. I DO KNOW YOU
GET ADDITIONAL PAYMENT IF YOU
HAVE CHILDREN THAT ARE LIVING
WITH YOU. I DO NOT KNOW IF THAT
COVERS COLLEGE AGED KIDS WHO
FILE SEPARATELY.
>> THERE IS A LOT OF SUBSET TO
WHO GETS WHAT.
IT IS CONFUSING.
NEXT ONE WILL THE STIMULUS
MONEY BE USED TO OFFSET BACK
CHILD SUPPORT?
MY HUSBAND MAKES MONTHLY
PAYMENTS, BUT A PORTION OF OUR
TAXES ARE OFFSET EVERY YEAR FOR
IT.
I AM WORRIED THEY WILL TAKE THE
STIMULUS FOR THIS. IS THAT
GOING BACK TO WHAT YOU OWE THE
IRS?
>> I THINK SO. I DO NOT KNOW
THE SPECIFICS, BUT I DO KNOW
THE INTENT WAS TO GET THE MONEY
OUT TO FOLKS AS IMMEDIATELY AS
POSSIBLE BECAUSE MANY FOLKS
NEED THAT STIMULUS JUST TO PAY
THE RENT AND PUT FOOD ON THE
TABLE. IT IS TO TRY TO GET THE
PAYMENTS OUT THERE AND NOT
GARNISH THOSE PAYMENTS.
THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENT.
>> THE NEXT ONE, WHICH I THINK
IS A REASONABLE QUESTION.
$2 TRILLION. WHERE IS THE
STIMULUS MONEY COMING FROM?
WE HAVE A HUGE NATIONAL DEBT
ANYWAY. ARE WE JUST KICKING THE
CAN DOWN THE ROAD?
NOT THAT WE DO NOT NEED THIS
INFUSION RIGHT NOW.
>> THAT IS A REAL CONCERN.
ALL OF US KNOW THAT WE ARE
GOING INTO A RECESSION, AND WE
ARE VERY WORRIED THAT THIS
COULD LEAD TO A DEPRESSION.
ESSENTIALLY WE HAVE SHUT DOWN
THE ENTIRE ECONOMY HERE IN THE
UNITED STATES BUT THERE IS ALSO
A GLOBAL SHUTDOWN HAPPENING
THAT WE WANT TO CUSHION THAT LOW
AND STRATEGY PEOPLE TO THE
EXTENT POSSIBLE EMPLOYED. A LOT
OF THE WAYS THAT WE WROTE THIS
BILL WAS TO GIVE SMALL
BUSINESSES FORGIVABLE LOANS AND
EASILY LARGER COMPANIES.
THE WAY THEY CAN HAVE THAT
FORGIVENESS IS BY KEEPING
PEOPLE EMPLOYED. WE WANT PEOPLE
TO HAVE THOSE JOBS. IT WILL
MAKE IT A LOT EASIER TO