McConnell Blocks Democrats’ Move To Increase Stimulus Payments From $600 To $2000

When the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer tried to introduce a invoice to extend the direct funds to $2000, McConnell blocked the invoice and later launched one other laws that may not solely improve the one-off funds, but additionally repeal Section 230, a regulation that stops social media corporations from getting sued for third-party content material, and arrange a fee to review election integrity. President Trump has additionally referred to as for these measures to be included within the invoice, aside from the rise of funds. 

However, it’s unlikely that the Democrats would vote for the extra measures connected by McConnell. “Senator McConnell and Senate Republicans are the only things standing between Americans and $2000 survival checks. Democrats will not stop fighting to help people struggling to keep their jobs, pay their rent, feed their families,” Schumer stated in a tweet. The Senate Minority chief additionally added that Republicans saying it might add an excessive amount of to the deficit is a sham as a result of they themselves added $2 trillion to the deficit by offering large tax cuts to the massive firms. 

Meanwhile, impartial Senator Bernie Sanders has stated that he would block McConnell’s effort to usher in a separate vote to override the Presidential veto on the Defence invoice till the laws to supply a $2,000 direct fee is handed. The defence invoice has already obtained sufficient votes within the House to override Trump’s veto, which has additionally obtained assist from the Republicans. The transfer has already angered the outgoing president, who’s repeatedly criticising his personal social gathering for the previous few days.