Prior to his inauguration, Joe Biden promised Georgia voters last month during the heat of the state's two closely contested Senate races that he'd get them $2,000 for pandemic relief.
Now that he's been sworn in as president, he's dropped that figure to $1,400, leading both Democrats and Republicans to accuse him of breaking his promise.
In a Jan. 4 speech, Biden said, "If you send Jon [Ossoff] and the Reverend [Raphael Warnock] to Washington, those $2,000 checks will go out the door, restoring hope and decency and honor for so many people struggling right now."
Now, just weeks after the two Democrats' victories, Biden has proposed a $1.9 trillion stimulus plan in which eligible Americans will receive just $1,400 each. Biden's justification is that this is tagged onto the $600 sent by the Trump administration in December, for a combined total of $2,000.
