Senate On Stimulus 2

The senate continued gridlock on new year s eve on whether to approve the 2 000 stimulus checks requested by president trump potentially causing senators to wait on capitol hill past midnight.

Senate on stimulus 2. The senate next week will vote on a roughly 500 billion coronavirus relief. Senate adjourned on friday without passing legislation to provide millions of americans with 2 000 stimulus checks kicking the issue to the new congress. As a stimulus deal nears senate majority leader mitch mcconnell vowed to work through the weekend until his chamber approves a bill.

Senate vote on 2 000 stimulus check will test donald trump s influence over gop lawmakers. The house of representatives under democratic control even passed a 3 trillion bill called the heroes act as well as a subsequent scaled down 2 2 trillion relief bill. Bernie sanders of vermont pushed without success for a senate vote on 2 000 stimulus checks friday as the clock winds down on the 116th congress.

As mitch mcconnell blocks stimulus check senate vote americans use memes to ask for 2 000 as president i have told congress that i want far less wasteful spending and more money going to the. Senate democrats and independent sen. Getty senate majority leader mitch mcconnell.

By james walker on 12 28 20 at 6 50 am est. Live updates and us reaction on 2 january 2021 as donald trump signs 900bn coronavirus relief bill and house approves 2 000 second stimulus check. President trump had called on.

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