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Fate of $2,000 stimulus check remains in the balance as Senate blocks vote on legislation

Name: Fate of $2,000 stimulus check remains in the balance as Senate blocks vote on legislation
Uploaded: 2021-01-01T13:32:18-0500
Duration: 8 min 9 s
Description: President Trump cut his vacation short and returned to Washington on Thursday, amid a battle in the Senate over bigger stimulus checks. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected a push for the Senate to take up a bill to increase payments from $600 to $2,000. CBS News White House Correspondent Weijia Jiang joined CBSN's Jamie Yuccas to discuss that and more.

President Trump cut his vacation short and returned to Washington on Thursday, amid a battle in the Senate over bigger stimulus checks. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rejected a push for the Senate to take up a bill to increase payments from $600 to $2,000. CBS News White House Correspondent Weijia Jiang joined CBSN's Jamie Yuccas to discuss that and more.