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Trump's $2,000 checks stall in Senate as GOP blocks vote

by Lisa MascaroJill Colvin
| December 31, 2020 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's push for bigger $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks stalled out Tuesday in the Senate as Republicans blocked a swift vote proposed by Democrats and split within their own ranks over whether to boost spending or defy the White House.

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