You could get MORE than $1,200 if Pelosi and Republicans agree on stimulus deal with second round of checks

Fionnuala O'Leary

Published: 13:59, 25 Oct 2020
Updated: 14:37, 25 Oct 2020

AMERICANS could get more than $1,200 if Nancy Pelosi and Republicans agree on a new stimulus deal with second round of checks.

Negotiations are ongoing as Pelosi and Treasury Secretary hash out the details, including whether to send people another .

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listed six ways hard-hit Americans could receive a larger sum than $1,200 if and when the IRS do send out the payments.

A second check will most likely follow the same rough guidelines applied to the first CARES package, with the total amount people receive based on their adjusted gross income (AGI) and other eligibility requirements – if it's approved.

But hard-hit households could end up getting more money because the proposal for the next bill expands what a "dependent" means.

proposal – but the amount would increase to $1,000.

who qualify, according to the .

This means prisoners may be entitled to first and second stimulus checks if the ruling stands.

for the delay – but the president has repeatedly claimed it's the House Speaker who's holding things up.

She said on Friday that before the November 3 election if Trump "wants to do it."

– and Pelosi recently assured the public that "."

, schools, and state and local governments.

, Trump said Pelosi was solely .

He claimed she “doesn’t want to approve anything because she’d love to have some victories" on Day.

Mnuchin said "on a number of issues [Pelsoi] is still dug in."

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