A petition that calls for a monthly $2,000 stimulus payment to every American is nearing 3 million online signatures. Financial insecurity, and the loss of a job and the loss of hours have been some of the main reasons.

The petition was posted on Change.org by Denver restaurant owner Stephanie Bonin and proposed to Congress to come up with a law that would provide families with “$2,000 payment for adults and a $1,000 payment for kids immediately, and continuing regular checks for the duration of the (COVID-19) crisis.”

Also, a group of Democratic Senators, including Ron Wyden of Oregon, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Bernie Sanders of Vermont, sent a letter to President Joe Biden at the end of March requesting “recurring direct payments and automatic unemployment insurance extensions tied to economic conditions.”

The Senators argued in their letter, “this crisis is far from over, and families deserve certainty that they can put food on the table and keep a roof over their heads. Families should not be at the mercy of constantly-shifting legislative timelines and ad hoc solutions.”

An earlier letter to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris from 53 Representatives, led by Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, carved out a similar position. “Recurring direct payments until the economy recovers will help ensure that people can meet their basic needs, provide racially equitable solutions, and shorten the length of the recession.”

Additional co-signers included New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib, two other notable names among House Progressives. Relief payments were intended to lessen COVID’s economic impact and support the economy in the process.