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While campaigning in Georgia on Monday, President-Elect Biden made a bold statement about a third-round of stimulus checks.

Is a third stimulus check in your future? And, if so, how much would you get? According to President-Elect Joe Biden, if Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock beat incumbent Republican Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in today's Georgia runoff elections, then "$2,000 checks will go out the door." This statement, made during a campaign event for Ossoff and Warnock in Atlanta on Monday, is the strongest indication yet that Biden will push for a third stimulus check after his inauguration.

It was just a few days ago that Senate Republicans blocked a vote for a House-passed bill (the CASH Act) that would have increased second-round stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000. The CASH Act would have also (1) bumped the extra per-child second stimulus check amount from $600 to $2,000, and (2) allowed the extra payment for any dependent, regardless of age, rather than just for children age 16 or younger.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell called the CASH Act "socialism for the rich" because it would have authorized payments to wealthy people who weren't impacted by the pandemic, instead of only targeting people in need. Since Republicans currently control the Senate, he was able to avoid a vote on the bill, which was passed last week by the House. However, if both Ossoff and Warnock win their respective Georgia runoff elections, Democrats will take control of the Senate and McConnell will no longer determine which bills get a vote in the Senate. With Democrats control the House, the Senate, and the Executive branch (after Biden is inaugurated on January 20), a third-round of stimulus checks seems likely.