Those are the three important subjects the president has linked together, McConnell said. This week, the Senate will begin a process to bring these three priorities into focus.
The remarks were not a firm promise that any of these issues would receive a vote or that McConnell would push particularly hard for them. And McConnell s bill itself is unlikely to gain the support of the 60 senators that would be needed to break a filibuster. Some Republicans, especially the handful who have already said they favor $2,000 stimulus checks, would likely back the bill, but most Democrats probably will not vote for it due to the other issues McConnell s bill addresses.
Florida Republicans divided on approval of $2,000 stimulus checks
U.S. Rep. Francis Rooney, a retiring Republican who was joined by Reps. John Rutherford and Mario Diaz-Balart, of Miami, in supporting the checks. The rest opposed or didnât vote. Rep. Gus Bilirakis didnât vote.
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By David Smiley
Updated Dec. 30, 2020
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked a vote to increase the value of stimulus checks going out next year to millions of Americans, delaying â or perhaps avoiding â an issue that is dividing Florida Republicans.
A day after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Monday to hike relief payments to $2,000 for every eligible adult, McConnell thwarted Democratsâ efforts to bring the proposal to a swift vote, indicating he wouldnât allow a vote any time soon. Talking on the Senate floor, McConnell, however, made sure to mention President Donald Trumpâs 11th hour push to send bigger COVID-19 relief payments
Yen Appreciates On Uncertainty Over Additional Stimulus Payments
CANBERA (dpa-AFX) - The Japanese yen gained ground against its major counterparts during the European session on Wednesday, as receding hopes of an enhanced U.S. relief payments raised the appeal of safe-haven assets.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked Democrats attempt to immediately pass a bill that would grant $2000 in direct payments to qualified Americans.
He said that senators will address the measure this week, but the outcome is uncertain.
The U.S. state of Colorado reported the first case of the coronavirus variant that was discovered in the U.K. Health officials said that the person has no recent travel history and they are monitoring the situation very closely.