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Senators spar over whether second $1,200 stimulus checks are necessary



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Sarah Silbiger | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMillions of Americans are poised to receive second stimulus checks.Yet a fight is taking place on Capitol Hill over how much money will be included in any payments.The latest proposals include direct payments of $600 per person. In contrast, the first round of checks sent out this spring were $1,200 per adult.On Friday, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., took to the chamber’s floor to ask for immediate consideration of a bill he has proposed that would include $1,200 stimulus checks for individuals, $2,400 per married couple and $500 per child, the same amounts that were distributed in the first …

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