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HEADLINES & GLOBAL NEWS By Dec 31, 2020 07:38 AM EST Senator Mitch McConnell effectively renounced any change that Congress would increase the amount of stimulus checks to $2,000 prior to President Donald Trump's exit from office. He stated there was "no realistic path" for the Senate to pass a stand-alone bill. McConnell Dashes Hopes For $2,000 COVID-19 Relief Majority leader McConnell affirmed on Wednesday that lawmakers would merely consider an omnibus bill that involved the $2,000 checks and two other issues that President Trump has demanded Congress to address: probing into the i...
McConnell again blocks $2K stimulus checks, says standalone bill has 'no realistic path' Christal Hayes, USA TODAY Replay Video UP NEXT Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell again blocked quick passage of a bill to increase coronavirus stimulus payments to $2,000, arguing the measure has "no realistic path to quickly pass the Senate." The Kentucky Republican said the only path forward is to combine the increased stimulus payments with two contentious policies that President Donald Trump also demanded Congress examine: Repealing Section 230 of the Communications Decency A...
McConnell objected to a request by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to unanimously pass the House bill, which passed that chamber earlier this week, that would increase the stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000. He objected to a similar request made by Schumer the day prior and instead introduced a bill that combined the three key policies, though a vote hasn't been officially scheduled on the proposal. Senate Republicans had for months urged limiting the size of the aid payments, citing concerns about the national debt. Most Republicans appear to be opposed to increasing the s...
Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK), a longtime ally of President Donald Trump, pointedly broke with the president this week after Trump formally recognized Moroccan sovereignty in the Western Sahara Desert.Inhofe, who has long had ties with the West Sahara's Polisario Front liberation movement, was furious that...