Houston Chronicle: Stimulus checks saved many from poverty, Census data show

“At the start of the health and economic crisis, we knew that we needed deep government investments to alleviate widespread hardship,” said Aidan Davis, a senior policy analyst at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, in a statement.

“The last year and a half demonstrates that the nation can make a significant dent in poverty and improve economic livelihood for families across the country,” Davis said. Read more