Mitch McConnell Blocks Vote on
$2,000 Stimulus Checks.
On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
blocked an attempt to vote on increasing the amount of
stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000.
Both Democratic Senators Chuck Schumer
and Bernie Sanders tried to set up a stand-alone
vote on the stimulus checks. .
The legislation they were pushing for passed
through the House on Monday in a 273-134 vote. .
However, McConnell blocked their attempts,
as Senate rules say any one senator can block
efforts to pass bills or set up votes. .
McConnell signaled that he may tie the increase in
stimulus checks to “additional issues” that Donald Trump
highlighted when he signed the COVID-19 relief package. .
Along with increased stimulus checks, Trump
also demanded Congress address the repeal of
Section 230, a legal shield for tech companies. .
Trump also demanded that Congress
“focus strongly” on his baseless claims
of “very substantial voter fraud.”.
Those are the three important subjects
the president has linked together. This
week the Senate will begin a process to
bring these three priorities into focus. , Mitch McConnell, via ‘The Hill’.
McConnell did not elaborate further,
but the lack of a stand-alone vote on increasing the
stimulus checks is likely to further delay the process