Your $2,000 stimulus check might be at risk after a surprise opposition

[Jacob Siegal]

• Sen. Joe Manchin said in an interview on Friday that the Senate should "absolutely not" pass $2,000 stimulus checks when Joe Biden is sworn in.
• Manchin later clarified that he doesn't think $2,000 stimulus checks should be a top priority, but he could still be the deciding vote with the Senate split 50-50.
• Even if Manchin ends up voting for $2,000 stimulus checks, he might force Democrats to focus on other measures first, or he knows that Democrats have the votes they need without him.

Earlier this week, amidst all the chaos on Capitol Hill, Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock were each declared winners in their respective runoff races in Georgia. The victories ensured their party would take control of the Senate for at least the next two years, and one of the first pieces of legislation the two senators plan to fight for after being sworn is a bill that will provide $2,000 stimulus checks to most Americans.

Democrats and Republicans alike have expressed support for boosting the $600 stimulus checks that were included in the latest stimulus package, but we will never know if they would have had the 60 votes they needed in the Senate, because Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell repeatedly blocked a vote on the bill. McConnell's days as Majority Leader are now numbered, but there might be a new roadblock for $2,000 checks.

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