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$600 dollar unemployment checks.

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Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters Tuesday he is prepared to support a coronavirus stimulus package that includes an extension of the $600 enhanced unemployment checks that has now officially expired, as the GOP struggles to come to a consensus over the benefit.

As Covid-19 continues to ravage the U.S., Congress is at an impasse over a new stimulus package. In May, House Democrats passed the $3 trillion HEROES Act, which includes an extension of the unemployment benefits initially granted with the signing of the CARES Act in March. However, Senate Republicans refused to negotiate the bill and instead waited until the end of July to introduce the $1 trillion HEALS Act, a collection of proposals thats divisive among the GOP. Trump is reportedly considering executive action to address two dire issues: supplemental enhanced unemployment benefits and an eviction moratorium for certain renters.