Two new studies show at least 6m more people now live in poverty but Cares Act initially alleviated effects of Covid lockdown

As Congress remains deadlocked on a new coronavirus economic stimulus package, two new studies show at least 6 million more people in the US are in poverty due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.

A study from Columbia University published on Thursday found that the number of Americans in poverty grew by 8 million since May.

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