$2,000 stimulus checks all but dead as McConnell cites no realistic path in Senate to increase
By Lisa Mascaro and Jill Colvin
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WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump s push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks all but died Wednesday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said a stand-alone bill has no realistic path to quickly pass, and proposed an alternative approach of loading up the bill with other White House priorities that appeared destined to fail.
The roadblock set by Senate Republicans appears unsurmountable, even as pressure builds to approve the bigger checks. Trump wants the Republican-led chamber to follow the House and increase the checks from $600 for millions of Americans. A growing number of Republicans, including two senators in runoff elections on Jan. 5 in Georgia, agree. But most GOP senators oppose more spending, even if they are also wary of bucking Trump.
Stimulus checks on the way to Americans, government says
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Josh Hawley to delay affirming Biden victory by forcing votes on Electoral College results CNN 12/30/2020 By Jeremy Herb, Phil Mattingly and Lauren Fox, CNN © CARLOS BARRIA/AFP/POOL/Getty Images Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, speaks at a hearing on Capitol Hill earlier this year.
Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley said Wednesday he will object when Congress counts the Electoral College votes next week, which will force lawmakers in both the House and Senate to vote on whether to accept the results of President-elect Joe Biden s victory.
Hawley is the first senator to announce plans to object to the results, which is significant because both a House member and senator are required to mount an objection when Congress counts the Electoral College votes on January 6.