Sens. Ed Markey, Bernie Sanders and Kamala Harris want to give Americans $2,000 a month during the coronavirus pandemic.
Markey joined Boston Public Radio on Friday, the same day the senators
filed
"Our goal would be to basically deal with the reality that a single check is not sufficient for households that are struggling," Markey said.
The jobs
report
"By providing recurring payments, it's the most direct, the most efficient mechanism for delivering economic relief for those who are most vulnerable in this crisis, particuarly low income families, immigrant communities and our gig and service workers," Markey said. "We have to think big, we have to match our ambitions to the magnitude of the problem."