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The $2,000 Question
Will millions of Americans get $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks? The answer lies in the Senate, where the plan stalled out as Republicans blocked a swift vote proposed by Democrats and split within their own ranks.
The roadblock mounted by Senate Majority Leader
Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) may not be sustainable as pressure grows. President Trump says he wants the Republican-led chamber to follow the Democrat-led House and increase the checks from $600. A growing number of Republicans, including two senators in a runoff election on Jan. 5 in Georgia, have said they will support the larger amount. But most GOP senators oppose more spending, even if they are also wary of defying Trump.