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McConnell, Senate GOP Blocks Attempt to Pass $2,000 Stimulus Checks

(AP)

Republicans will likely block Democrats’ attempts to have the Senate quickly follow the House in boosting stimulus payments for most Americans to $2,000, even as President Donald Trump ramped up pressure on the GOP to back bigger checks.