» 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