McConnell again blocks quick vote on $2,000 stimulus checks, slams 'socialism for rich people'

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell doubled down Friday on his opposition to $2,000 stimulus checks and Republicans again blocked last-ditch efforts to approve the enhanced coronavirus relief. McConnell dismissed the $2,000 checks as a "universal cash giveaway" and not the right approach to provide targeted relief to those who need it most.  "A huge chunk would essentially be socialism for rich people," McConnell said.  Sen.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said top Democrats Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer of "trying to pull a fast one," warning in a floor speech Wednesday that there was "no realistic path" to quickly approve larger stimulus checks for Americans contending with the coronavirus pandemic.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday introduced his own version of a bill to increase the $600 stimulus checks from the coronavirus relief package to $2,000, but also included two other major priorities for President Trump.

President Trump’s last-minute about-face on the size of stimulus checks for most Americans to help deal with the economic harm caused by the coronavirus pandemic has turned Washington upside down only days before a new Congress is sworn in.  Trump’s negotiators had agreed to $600 per person in stimulus checks and had gotten that measure through both the Democratic-controlled House and the Republican-controlled Senate before Christmas.The bill the payments were wrapped into was a typically flawed

Democratic Georgia Senate candidate Raphael Warnock argued Tuesday that Georgians "can’t trust" his Republican opponent, Sen. Kelly Loeffler, to follow through on coronavirus-related relief measures after she signaled her support for larger stimulus checks.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that the Senate will address President Trump's request to increase stimulus checks sent to Americans to $2,000 but did not commit to pushing the issue -- as Sen. Bernie Sanders and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer each urged the body to put the House bill on $2,000 stimulus checks up for a quick vote.

The bill to increase stimulus checks to $2,000 from the $600 that was approved before Christmas in the coronavirus stimulus package passed the House Tuesday by a narrow margin, getting 275 votes in favor of the boost when the bill needed 272 "yeas" to pass.  The legislation was brought as a "suspension" measure, meaning the House needed two-thirds of members present to vote in favor to move the bill forward.The House narrowly cleared that hurdle, with 130 Republicans, two Democrats and both of

Both Republican Georgia senators endorsed President Trump's push for $2,000 coronavirus stimulus checks, with Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., looking to stall the Senate until it votes on the bigger payments.

Republican Florida Sen. Marco Rubio on Monday voiced support for $2,000 stimulus checks, diverging from some of his Republican Senate colleagues.

The House of Representatives on Monday will vote on a bill to send $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans in lieu of the $600 checks included in the coronavirus stimulus and government funding package President Trump signed Sunday night.  The vote will come after Trump for the better part of a week railed against the size of the checks and the amount of foreign aid included in the massive combination of two legislative accords that lawmakers sent to his desk.

Tony Rice, a flatpicking guitarist considered one of the giants of bluegrass, has died at 69 on December 25, according to a Facebook post by his former label, Rounder Records.

Members of the progressive "Squad" in the House on Thursday introduced their own bill to send $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans after President Trump this week demanded the $600 checks included in Congress' stimulus deal be increased to that number.  The legislation was spearheaded by Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.; Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich.; Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.; Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.; and Pramila Jayapal D-Wash.

House Democrats and Republicans are set to make dueling "unanimous consent" requests on Thursday based on grievances President Trump aired Tuesday night to the massive coronavirus stimulus and government funding package lawmakers sent to his desk — exchanging political barbs as it's still unclear whether Trump will veto the original piece of legislation.  Trump on Tuesday night released a scathing video in which he called panned $600 stimulus checks for Americans as too small, saying the number

Celtic should have hit Ross County for six after watching his team dominate in a 2-0 win at Parkhead. The Hoops took home all three points after fine goals from David Turnbull and Leigh Griffiths and they were denied several more after missed chances and good goalkeeping from Ross Laidlaw.