Biden Says Second COVID-19 Stimulus Check Will Likely Pass Once Trump Exits.<br />On Wednesday, President-elect Joe Biden<br />spoke to a group of frontline workers about a <br />possible second COVID-19 relief package. .<br />That package will likely include another<br />round of direct payments to the public. .<br />Biden said that Congress would<br />“hopefully” be more likely to move<br />forward with the bill once<br />President Trump leaves office. .<br />He suggested that Republicans<br />have been resistant so far<br />because they’ve feared<br />“retribution from the president.”.<br />Hopefully, when he’s gone, they will be<br />more willing to do what they know should<br />be done - has to be done - in order to save<br />the communities they live in, Joe Biden, via Advance Local.<br />Experts predict that additional direct payments<br />won’t happen until the first quarter of 2021. .<br />That prediction is also dependent<br />upon the Jan. 5 runoff for two<br />Senate seats in Georgia, which<br />will decide whether Republicans<br />remain in control of the Senate. .<br />The House, which is controlled by Democrats,<br />has been at odds with the Senate for months<br />now over a second relief measure. .<br />Democrats have been pushing for a $2.2 trillion<br />COVID-19 stimulus bill, while Senate Leader Mitch McConnell wants something around $500 billion.
