Roommates, as if things werent complicated enough, there is a new development surrounding the second round of stimulus paymentsand Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell just made a decision angering many. Mitch McConnell just formally rejected the proposed increase of stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000, drawing out the process and adding more uncertainty.
Following Senator Chuck Schumers attempt to force an immediate vote on increasing the size of the stimulus checks to $2,000, Senator Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, officially blocked the measure. McConnell said that the Senate would begin a process to consider bigger payments, along with other demands issued by President Trump, leaving the fate of the measure unclear as more Republicans rushed to endorse it.
McConnells decision to block a vote on increasing the stimulus payments came as a growing number of Republican senators voiced support for the larger checks, and as pressure mounted on the Senate to vote on the measure.
Additionally, Mitch McConnell didnt explain how or when the Senate would move to consider Trumps demands, which Trump made on earlier this week after finally agreeing to sign a $900 billion stimulus package and government spending bill into law. Trump also held the package hostage for days, insisting that lawmakers increase the direct payments to $2,000 from $600, remove a legal shield for companies like YouTube and Facebook and investigate very substantial voter fraud.
Senator Schumer spoke about the decision, saying Senate Democrats strongly support $2,000 checks. Even President Trump supports $2,000 checks, Mr. Schumer said. Theres one question left today: Do Senate Republicans join with the rest of America in supporting $2,000 checks?
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