A Gas Stimulus Check for Illinoisans? Really?

There’s a new push to send out gas price stimulus checks.  It’s just one proposal headed to Congress to ease the pain at the pump.  The lawmakers behind it say the war in Ukraine is putting a strain on the economy.

Illinois Reps. Lauren Underwood and Jesús “Chuy” Garcia are listed as co-sponsors of a bill to provide Americans with monthly rebate checks to help defray the escalating costs of gasoline, with a windfall profits tax being levied against oil companies to help pay for the program.  The rest of the story can be found at NBC5Chicago.