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Biden: $1,200 Checks ‘May Still Be In Play’ In Stimulus Deal

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The bill “would be better” with checks, Biden said.
President-elect Joe Biden said he believes $1,200 stimulus checks “may still be in play” as part of a $908 billion bipartisan stimulus package being negotiated by Congress, saying he supports adding the checks—which are absent from the proposal—as a progressive call for more aid to go directly to American workers. Top progressives have slammed the current proposal, in part because stimulus checks aren’t included. U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) have both called for the $1,200 checks, while U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has said the $1,200 checks should be included “at the very least” in the stimulus package. Sanders said Friday he would not support the bill unless “it is significantly improved.

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