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$2,000 Second Stimulus Check Stalled By Senate Republicans: What s Next?
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The Kentucky Republican introduced a new bill that would remove liability protection from tech companies
Several GOP lawmakers said they support increasing the size of the checks
Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s attempt to conduct a swift vote of a bill that would increase the size of stimulus checks to $2,000 in the coronavirus relief package.
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 relief package. But McConnell later introduced a bill that would meet demands made by President Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON â President Donald Trump is criticizing Republicans who are opposing $2,000 COVID stimulus checks as well as GOP lawmakers who have voted to override his veto of a massive $740 billion defense spending bill over legal protections for Facebook, Twitter and Google.
The U.S. House voted 322 to 87 to override Trumpâs veto of the defense bill. Among Republicans, 109 House members voted with Democrats to override while 66 members voted to sustain Trumpâs objections to the bill.
U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md.-1st, voted with Trump on the defense bill veto. Trump wants Section 230 which offers sweeping legal shields to social media companies repealed as part of the big defense spending package. Harris represents the Eastern Shore.
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