After a bill to increase stimulus checks to $2,000 passed the House on Monday, Senator Chuck Schumer asked the Senate to take up the bill, but Mitch McConnell objected. McConnell then introduced a bill to repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, establish a committee to examine voter fraud, and increase stimulus checks. McConnell …
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 …
The House of Representatives passed a bill to increase stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 on Monday by a vote of 275-134, and now the bill will head to the Senate. It’s unclear if Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will bring the bill to the floor for a vote, but Sen. Bernie Sanders will try …
President Trump signed the $2.3 trillion spending and relief package into law on Sunday night after a delay that caused emergency unemployment benefits to expire. Now that the package has been passed, Democrats will introduce a new bill that will increase the amount of the stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000. The House will likely …
President Donald Trump attacked the bill that would fund the government and provide Americans with relief this week, demanding stimulus checks be raised to $2,000. House Democrats requested unanimous consent to pass a bill for $2,000 checks on Thursday morning, but Republicans blocked it, forcing Democrats to try again on Monday. No one in Congress …
President Donald Trump shared a video on Tuesday night in which he attacked the $2.3 trillion spending bill and stimulus package — specifically the $600 stimulus checks. Trump said that individuals should receive $2,000 direct payments and couples should receive $4,000. Democrats agreed and promised to bring the measure up for a vote this week. …
Congress has reached an agreement on a new stimulus package and is expected to vote on the final bill on Monday before sending it to President Trump’s desk. The new package includes $600 stimulus checks, $284 billion for the PPP, $300 per week in extra unemployment insurance, and an extension of the eviction moratorium. If …
The federal government will run out of money at midnight on Friday, December 18th unless Congress can pass a spending bill to avoid a shutdown. Congress has been working to pass a stimulus package with another round of checks alongside an omnibus spending bill, but talks are likely to continue into the weekend. 12 million …
Missouri Senator Josh Hawley plans to go to the Senate floor to ask for an up or down vote on a second round of $1,200 stimulus checks this Friday. The current stimulus package reportedly includes $600 stimulus checks, but Sen. Hawley and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders have been fighting for more substantial aid. Majority Leader …
Congress is closer than ever to passing another stimulus package as a government shutdown looms. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell assures Americans that Congress will not leave town until they can reach a deal on COVID relief. He also told his fellow Republican senators that the Georgia senators in runoff races are “getting hammered” over …
