WASHINGTON — Senate leaders, including Mitch McConnel, Chuck Schumer and Sen. Bernie Sanders made statements Friday on increasing stimulus checks to $2,000.
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Blank stimulus checks are seen on an idle press at the Philadelphia Regional Financial Center, which disburses payments on behalf of federal agencies, in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 8, 2008. The first batch of rebate payments started hitting bank accounts last week through direct deposits. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Vice President Dick Cheney and other Bush administration officials are visiting government check printing centers around the country on Thursday for events highlighting the fact that millions of rebate checks are in the mail. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Posted at 3:58 PM, Jan 01, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-01 15:58:33-05
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