Schumer Says He’ll Try and Pass $2,000 Stimulus Checks Bill on Tuesday
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he will attempt to pass a bill to increase the $600 stimulus checks to $2,000 on Tuesday after the House passed the measure on Monday night.
“Tomorrow I will move to pass the legislation in the Senate to quickly deliver Americans with $2,000 emergency checks. Every Senate Democrat is for this much-needed increase in emergency financial relief, which can be approved tomorrow if no Republican blocks it there is no good reason for Senate Republicans to stand in the way,” Schumer said in a statement after the House voted 275-134 to pass the $2,000 stimulus payments measure.
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Mitch McConnell has filed a bill that couples the $2,000 stimulus checks with the full repeal of section 230 and a probe of election fraud
All items are wanted by Trump but the deadly combo unlikely to become law
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Donald Trump lashed out at Mitch McConnell Tuesday for blocking Democrats attempt to pass a bill increasing direct checks for Americans to $2,000 Unless Republicans have a death wish. they must approve the $2000 payments ASAP, Trump tweeted, adding: $600 IS NOT ENOUGH!
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked Democrats unanimous consent request to quickly pass the measure for increased checks
Second coronavirus check: House passes $2,000 payments; What about $600 checks?
Updated Dec 29, 2020;
Posted Dec 29, 2020
While the House measure would raise the coronavirus stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000 per person, the increase faces a tough fight in the Republican-controlled Senate.
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Don’t make plans for the money quite yet, however.
While the House measure would raise the coronavirus stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000 per person, the increase faces a tough fight in the Republican-controlled Senate.
The House’s approval – made on a 275-134 bipartisan vote - is the latest in the strange saga of the second round of coronavirus payments. After months of failed negotiations, both the House and Senate passed a $2.3 trillion funding measure and COVID relief package that included the lower payments, only to have President Trump push for the higher amounts. Democrats quickly jumped on board and, while Trump signed the bill with the $600 payments, he
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The House is returning to Washington on Monday, while the Senate will get back in town on Tuesday for a rare year-end, post-Christmas session, capping off the final few days of a chaotic and historic election year.
Congress is poised for its ninth veto override attempt during the Trump administration and will take up at least one of the president’s priorities, back-to-back scenarios that could put a squeeze on GOP lawmakers.
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Trump took a shutdown off the table over the weekend when he announced on Sunday night that he was signing a $2.3 trillion package, which includes $1.4 trillion to fund the government and $900 billion for coronavirus relief, after days of railing against the agreement and sparking fears of a year-end funding lapse in the middle of a pandemic.