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The popular Change.org petition calls on the federal government to provide Americans with $2,000 monthly payments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A top Senate Democrat told Insider he would tweak the child tax credit to try to get Manchin's vote. Democrats are hoping he'll say yes at some point.

"I think Senator Manchin changes his mind from time to time on this, which is his prerogative," Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet told Insider.

The final Child Tax Credit payments were sent out to parents last week and appear unlikely to continue in 2022 due to Manchins opposition to Bidens agenda.

Democrats may only be able to go big on a few of the social programs in their $2 trillion social and climate spending bill. The rest will see cuts.

The Senior Citizens League said another "emergency check could be a lifeline to a lot of people."

Democrats are banking on it as a political winner, but there are signs giving people money has limits. Older GOP voters especially don't like it.

Several other online petitions calling for more direct payments have garnered tens or hundreds of thousands of signatures as well.

Manchin may halt passage of Biden's $2 trillion social and climate spending plan this month. He told Insider the government's already spent a lot.