Third Stimulus Check Likely With Joe Manchin Now In Support of Getting 'More Money Out'

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Source: Newsweek

Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, the Democrat who opposed $2,000 stimulus checks, on Tuesday softened his tone and expressed support for getting "more money out." The lawmaker's possible reversal on further direct payments has increased the prospect of President-elect Joe Biden's third check of $1,400 becoming a reality, and Democrats now may not need any Republican support to pass the measure.

Manchin was the only Democrat who strongly objected to a proposal to increase the recent $600 stimulus checks to $2,000 this month. On January 8, he told the Washington Post "absolutely not" to the increased direct payments, pushed for targeted relief and stressed that COVID-19 vaccinations should take priority.

Days later, as he faced mounting online backlash, Manchin refused to disclose how he would vote when asked by CNN's Jake Tapper, but said untargeted relief is "not who we are."

Manchin warmed toward the checks on Tuesday, telling WOWK-TV's Inside West Virginia Politics "we got to get more money out." The senator still reiterated his push for targeted payments and continued to insist that relief shouldn't be given to those that don't need it, but also acknowledged that making checks targeted could be difficult.

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