Trump wants $2,000 stimulus checks, but McConnell just blocked a vote on them

[Jacob Siegal]

• Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to quickly pass a new bill that would increase stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000.
• President Trump said before signing the $2.3 billion spending and relief bill that stimulus checks should be more substantial than what was included in the bill.
• If McConnell doesn't allow a vote on the bill, Sen. Bernie Sanders is prepared to delay a vote to override Trump's NDAA veto and force Congress to stay through New Year's Eve.

As expected, even with the backing of President Trump, the bill to increase stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 will face an uphill battle in the Senate. After the House passed the bill with a two-thirds majority on Monday night, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer attempted to pass the Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help (CASH) Act by unanimous consent on the Senate floor on Tuesday, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell objected to the request. It only takes one senator to object to such a request, and McConnell bit the bullet.

McConnell's one goal this week was to override Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act, but Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has revealed that he will do everything in his power to delay the override into 2021 unless McConnell allows a vote on the CASH Act. McConnell has yet to indicate whether or not he will do so, but he did say the Senate "will begin a process to bring [the president's] three priorities into focus," referring to the increased direct payments, the repeal of Section 230, and baseless accusations of voter fraud in the 2020 election.

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