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GOP blocks $2,000 checks as Trump leaves COVID aid in chaos

by Andrew TaylorLisa Mascaro
| December 27, 2020 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s sudden demand for $2,000 checks for most Americans was swiftly rejected by House Republicans as his haphazard actions have thrown a massive COVID relief and government funding bill into chaos.

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