Will you get a $1,000 check from the coronavirus stimulus package?

SPOKANE, Wash. — As the COVID-19 outbreak threatens not only people's health but their financial well-being, the federal government is debating ways to help stimulate the economy.

One of the most talked-about proposals: sending cash payments to many Americans.

Until Thursday afternoon, that proposal was only talk. But then, senate Republicans revealed their trillion-dollar plan -- which included sending people checks.

Click here to find out how that proposal would work from News 2

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