Black Lives Matter said Thursday the $600 stimulus payment included in the government's most recent coronavirus relief package is far too little to support struggling families and is demanding monthly checks instead. WEST VIRGINIA ACCIDENTALLY GIVES 42 PEOPLE COVID-19 TREATMENT INSTEAD OF VACCINE"Black families are struggling to keep roofs over their heads, food in their bellies, and healthcare covered. We demand monthly checks," the group said in a post on Twitter. BLM did not respond to Fox News' query as to whether it has approached the incoming Biden administration about monthly checks. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APPThe fate of the bill rests in the hands of the Republican-controlled Senate, where Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has pushed back, including the $2,000 checks in a bill with poison pills likely to sink it.

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