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- A bill for $2,000 stimulus checks passed the House on Monday, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has repeatedly blocked a vote on the bill in the Senate.
- Republican Senator Lindsey Graham supports the $2,000 stimulus checks and says that "if you had a stand-alone vote on the $2,000 check, it's better than 50-50 it would pass."
- Georgia's Senate runoff races could decide when or if the checks get a vote.
Nearly a week before relenting and signing the $2.3 billion spending and relief package to fund the government and provide hundreds of billions of dollars to individuals and businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump took to Twitter to demand that Congress increase the $600 stimulus checks to $2,000. Democrats were quick to agree with Trump, immediately drafting a bill to send an additional $1,400 to all Americans making up to $75,000. By Monday evening, the House had passed the bill, at which point it moved to the Senate.
If you have been following the news, you likely know that this is when the bill stalled out, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has repeatedly blocked attempts to allow a vote. In all likelihood, the bill won't be addressed by the 116th Congress before January 3rd, but that also happens to be the date the 117th Congress convenes for the very first time. With a new Congress, some politicians are hopeful about the bill's prospects.
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Here’s why $2,000 stimulus checks could happen after January 3rd originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 1 Jan 2021 at 13:23:43 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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