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Bill for Higher Stimulus Payouts Stalls in Senate

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   U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday the
   Senate would not quickly take up a House bill to boost the size of
   pandemic relief payments for most Americans to $2,000 from the current
   $600.

   The Kentucky senator said the House bill "has no realistic path to
   quickly pass the Senate."

   With a new Congress due to be sworn in January 3, it was unclear what,
   if any, actions would be taken by the current Congress. Without action,
   the House bill will expire.

   McConnell introduced a measure Tuesday that tied the demand for higher
   coronavirus pandemic relief payments together with some of President
   Donald Trump's unrelated demands concerning a U.S. defense bill that
   the president has vetoed.

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