The bill that would increase stimulus checks to $2,000 for most Americans was blocked from a vote on Friday by a top Republican senator. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) blocked a request from Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to have the body vote on the CASH Act, which the House of Representatives passed last month. The newly signed COVID-19 relief package includes $600 checks but President Donald Trump and Democrats want to up that amount to $2,000. Republicans largely oppose the measure, led by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who thrice this week blocked unanimous consent requests to pass the bill. Thune, the No. 2 GOP senator, noted that the relief package passed with overwhelming bipartisan support but said the problem with the CASH Act is “it is not targeted to help whose who are most in need.” “As others here on the floor have noted, the bill would provide a …