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McConnell's efforts to block $2,000 stimulus checks hurt the GOP in Georgia - and may have cost it the Senate
McConnell's efforts to block $2,000 stimulus checks hurt the GOP in Georgia - and may have cost it the Senate
Mia JankowiczJan 6, 2021, 20:58 IST
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in the US Capitol on December 15, 2020.Caroline Brehman/CQ Roll Cal/POOLl
The Democrats
Jon Ossoff and
Raphael Warnock early Wednesday were projected to win both US Senate seats in Georgia, handing overall government control to the Democratic Party.
One of the pivotal issues in the Georgia campaigns was the prospect of $2,000 COVID-19 stimulus checks, which Senate Majority Leader