2020-12-30 16:40:20 GMT2020-12-31 00:40:20(Beijing Time) Sina English
Reuters
US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell leaves the Senate floor as the Senate faces a decision over approving US$2,000 stimulus checks on Tuesday.
United States President Donald Trump’s push for bigger US$2,000 COVID-19 relief checks stalled out in the Senate as Republicans blocked a swift vote proposed by Democrats amid split within their own ranks over whether to boost spending or defy the White House.
The roadblock mounted on Tuesday by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may not be sustainable as pressure mounts.
Trump wants the Republican-led chamber to follow the House and increase the checks from US$600 for millions of Americans.
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Biden, speaking in Wilmington, Delaware, said some 2 million people have been vaccinated, well short of the 20 million Republican Trump had promised by the end of the year.
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