Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer also acknowledged that Congress' job wasn't finished with the $900 billion package. On Tuesday, Biden called the recent package a "down payment" on the assistance that is truly needed and answered affirmatively when asked if he supported the larger amount for direct payments. Biden delivers remarks on the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at the Queen Theater on December 29, in Wilmington, Delaware. President-elect Joe Biden supports increasing the amount of direct payments and it's possible there could be a third stimulus check in 2021. If Ossoff and Warnock oust Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler from office in the Tuesday runoff elections, there will be a 50-50 split in the Senate, effectively giving Democrats control because Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will cast the tie-breaking vote.
Speaking at a rally in Georgia in December, Biden told voters it was important that having Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in the Senate was vital passing more relief bills. A third round of payments could take weeks, but President-elect Joe Biden has vocalized the possibility of additional relief once he takes office. With the House out of session until January 3 when the new Congress convenes, the fate of another round of payments remains in flux. A measure to boost payments passed the House of Representatives but Senate Leader Mitch McConnell blocked an attempted vote on it, although he introduced a bill of his own for the increased direct payments, as well as a repeal of legislation protecting social media companies from lawsuits.
On Sunday night, President Donald Trump signed a spending package that included $900 billion in COVID-19 relief, but he's pushing to increase direct payments to $2,000. Many Americans have a $600 stimulus check headed their way as part of a recent relief package, but it's possible another payment could hit people's accounts in the next year.
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