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“President Trump is, as ever, erratic and all over the place. But on this point, tonight, he’s right,” Ossoff said on CNN Tuesday night. “Six-hundred dollars is a joke. They should send $2,000 checks to the American people right now because people are hurting.”

“David Perdue, my opponent, who opposed even the first round of $1,200 checks … has obstructed direct relief for the last eight months, and now decided he wanted to cut it down to 600 bucks when people can barely feed their families through no fault of their own,” Ossoff added.

“As I’ve said from the start, the Senate should have acted on this months ago and support for Georgians should have been far greater. Donald Trump is right, Congress should swiftly increase direct payments to $2,0000,” Warnock said in a statement Wednesday.

“Once and for all Senator Loeffler should do what’s best for Georgia instead of focusing on what she can do for herself,” Warnock continued.

When asked at an event Wednesday whether she would support increasing direct payments to $2,000, Loeffler said, “I’ll certainly look at supporting it if it repurposes wasteful spending toward that, yes,” according to Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Greg Bluestein.

Covid relief has been central issue in the tight election that will decide control of the Senate. If at least one Republican wins in the Jan. 5 election, the GOP will retain control of the upper chamber. If both Democrats win, Democrats will have control of the White House and Congress.

For months, Ossoff and Warnock have positioned themselves as the key to President-elect Joe Biden’s ability to deliver on his agenda of coronavirus relief, which includes more stimulus checks. The two have attacked Perdue and Loeffler for their handling of the coronavirus crisis. Perdue and Loeffler have blamed Democrats for stalling efforts to pass a relief package.

The Republican senators have allied themselves strongly with Trump, including supporting his baseless accusations of widespread voter fraud and attempts to overturn the election results.

Earlier in the negotiations, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reportedly said on a call with GOP senators that “Kelly and David are getting hammered” in the runoff races on the issue of direct payments to individuals and families.