Mitch McConnell Introduces Bill that Gives $2K Stimulus Checks
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday introduced a bill that meets President Donald Trump’s three requests tied to signing the $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government spending bill — increasing the amount of individual stimulus checks to $2,000, addressing Section 230, and creating a commission to examine voter fraud.
In doing so, McConnell blocked Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) call for quick approval for increasing stimulus checks but promised the Senate would work to bring three of President Trump’s priorities “into focus” this week.
Upon announcing he would sign the multitrillion-dollar bill on Sunday, President Trump called on lawmakers to increase payments from $600 to $2,000, review Section 230, and begin an investigation into voter fraud. . .
A majority of Americans view $600 in individual stimulus checks as too small, according to a Business Insider survey released this week. https://t.co/aW8nthhV9d
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) December 27, 2020
Indeed, that same day, the Kentucky Republican introduced a bill that addressed all three issues:
Schumer says: Senator McConnell knows how to make $2,000 survival checks reality and he knows how to kill them
— Sean Langille (@SeanLangille) December 29, 2020
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