“Until now, the one item that seemed certain to appear in any ultimate stimulus deal was the second stimulus check. Indeed, if I were in charge of Republican messaging, I’d make the second check the centerpiece of absolutely each and every GOP proposal and accuse the Democrats of holding up these checks (which millions of Americans have planned on receiving) in order to hurt the economy and prevent Trump’s reelection. Instead Republicans seem to be letting the latter-day fiscal hawks in their Senate conference drag them in the opposite direction. Go figure.”

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