Mitch Mcconnell Blocks Unanimous Vote On $2,000 Stimulus Checks
While the American people patiently wait for the decision on whether we will be getting $2000 stimulus checks instead of the measly $600 ones that have been signed, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has blocked Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s attempt to unanimously pass the bill!
The increase has been backed by President Donald Trump and the House Senate.
Schumer asked the Senate to join Trump and the House to increase the checks, adding that “working Americans have taken it on the chin” amidst the pandemic.
“The fastest way to get money into Americans pockets, is to send some of their tax dollars right back from where they came,” he said.
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 15: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) talks to reporters following the weekly Republican policy luncheon in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 15, 2020 in Washington, DC. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told Democratic members of the House that they would not break before the November elections unless Congress funded an additional round of stimulus to aid the economy during the novel coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“The leaders of our country, President Trump, President-elect Biden, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, the Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi are all in agreement,” Bernie Sanders said. “We have got to raise the direct payment to $2,000. So, that is where we are right now in this historic moment. Do we turn our backs on struggling working families or do we respond to their pain?”
