Senator Inhofe said Republican Senators "are supportive of a second stimulus check and that ... [+] financial relief "is going to happen, just not yet," one of the first indications that Republicans may be changing their tune on the matter. Inhofe made the comments after the Senate Republican’s weekly luncheon where second stimulus checks preoccupied the agenda. Republicans Were Originally Dead Set Against Second Stimulus ChecksUp until now, Republicans had adopted a wait and see approach and openly dismissed a second stimulus check. Given Trump’s stranglehold on the Republican base, Republican senators may be forced to reconsider or even acquiesce to sending a second stimulus payment to Americans to appease the President. If the virus continues to accelerate and the June jobs report isn’t rosy, that may lend further credence to a second stimulus check materializing.

Source: Forbes June 26, 2020 23:04 UTC