Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), U.S. House Ways and Means Committee chairman, said Sunday that the results of the runoff election in Georgia would influence the $2,000 stimulus checks that President Donald Trump and other officials have proposed. “I think it’s more contingent upon what happens on Jan. 5,” Neal told reporters when talking about the timing of future legislation on direct payments, according to The Hill. Trump reiterated on Dec. 25 that the $2,000 stimulus payments should be distributed in as part of a new CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus relief bill. The House subsequently passed a bill with the relief payments increased to $2,000, but it was blocked by Senate Republicans. Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) and other Republican senators opposed raising the stimulus check amount from $600 to $2,000. However, Romney didn’t appear to be opposed to other spending measures included in the massive bill, including $300 billion for …