Second Stimulus Check Senate Mcconnell
Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell on tuesday blocked an effort to increase stimulus checks from 600 to 2 000.
Second stimulus check senate mcconnell. On monday the house passed a bipartisan bill to increase direct stimulus payments from 600 per person to 2 000 per person sending it to the senate. 2 000 stimulus checks passed by house is socialism for rich people mcconnell says the payments which are now limited at 600 would go to those earning 75 000 or less. Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell blocked an attempt by the democrats to unanimously pass the bill that would boost the stimulus amount which would be part of the 900 billion economic.
This means that congress will be unlikely to pass this legislation to increase the size of these economic impact payments until a new congress convenes next week. However on thursday mcconnell for the third time this week blocked senate minority leader chuck schumer from approving the bill to increase stimulus payments from 600 to 2 000. Its fate there is uncertain however.
Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell blocked democrats push to immediately bring president donald trump s demand for bigger 2 000 covid 19 relief checks up for a vote.