Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hands out food at a food distribution event in New York City on October 27, 2020. | Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

Joe Biden wants to add $1,400 to the previous round of stimulus checks. AOC wants a clean $2,000.

President-elect Joe Biden promised $2,000 stimulus checks if Democrats won the Senate. They did. Now, there are questions on what that $2,000 promise means: Is it $1,400 on top of the $600 already out there from the stimulus package passed in December? Or is it an additional $2,000 on its own?

Biden’s team and Democratic leadership have focused on the more modest version, but there’s a push for sending Americans a full $2,000 more, led by progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY).

On Thursday, Biden unveiled his opening bid for economic stimulus: a $1.9 trillion proposal meant to bolster the