Democratic Senators Push for $2,000 Stimulus Checks Vote Again on New Year’s Day

Senate Republicans blocked another last-ditch Democratic effort to hold a vote on boosting stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 on New Year’s Day.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell criticized $2,000 direct payments in a Friday floor speech, two days before the 116th Congress ends on Sunday.

“A huge chunk would essentially be socialism for rich people,” the Republican leader said, before dismissing the checks as a “universal cash giveaway.” (Read more from “Democratic Senators Push for $2,000 Stimulus Checks Vote Again on New Year’s Day” HERE)

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