Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday blocked a push by Senate Democrats to vote on legislation that would increase the size of direct payments to Americans to $2000, setting up a clash with President Donald Trump, Democrats and some members of his own party who have backed the legislation. Trump, focused mostly on debunked allegations of voter fraud, swooped in at the 11th hour to demand Congress send larger checks to Americans after lawmakers passed a stimulus package on December 21, threatening to veto the legislation unless his demands were met. The request shocked members of his party and his aides, and nearly derailed the package altogether after lawmakers were unable to quickly amend the bill. On December 27, Trump relented and signed the package—a bill that sends $600 checks to most Americans, among other relief—claiming Congress had promised to address his request for larger checks. Since then, Democrats have rallied around the president’s demand and used the proposal to drive a wedge into the GOP.44. That’s how many Republicans in the House voted in favor of the legislation to send $2000 checks to Americans.“$2000 for our great people, not $600! They have suffered enough from the China Virus!!!” Trump said Tuesday in a tweet, reiterating his support for bigger checks. On Monday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) promised to filibuster an override vote on Trump’s veto of the defense bill unless McConnell schedules a vote on the House stimulus check bill. McConnell said Tuesday the upper chamber would vote on the veto override Wednesday.“My Republican colleagues seem more interested in funding defense than funding the defenseless,” Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) said on the Senate floor Tuesday. Loeffler, Perdue Back $2000 Checks As Turnout Lags In Georgia GOP Districts (Forbes)House Passes $2,000 Stimulus Check Bill, But The Plan Will Face Opposition In The Senate (Forbes)Finally: Trump Signs $900 Billion Relief Bill Clearing Way For $600 Stimulus Checks And Averting Shutdown (Forbes)


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