Tag: stimulus

Trump: Unless Republicans Have ‘Death Wish,’ Must Approve $2,000 Stimulus Checks

Republicans need to approve the $2,000 stimulus checks, President Donald Trump said Tuesday. “Unless Republicans have a death wish, and it is also the right thing to do, they must approve the $2,000 payments ASAP. $600 IS NOT ENOUGH!” Trump wrote in a post on Twitter, his favored social media platform. Trump posted after Senate…


McConnell Blocks Bill That Would Increase Stimulus Checks to $2,000

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday blocked the bill that would increase stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000. “I object,” McConnell said on the Senate floor in Washington. He blocked a request for unanimous consent for the CASH Act from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). Unanimous consent enables a bill to pass without…


McConnell Blocks Unanimous Consent Request to Increase Stimulus Checks to $2,000

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday blocked the bill that would increase stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000. “I object,” McConnell said on the Senate floor in Washington. He blocked a request for unanimous consent for the CASH Act from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). Unanimous consent enables a bill to pass without…


Sanders to Delay Defense Veto Override Unless Senate Votes on $2,000 Stimulus Checks

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is planning on delaying the Senate’s planned override of President Donald Trump’s defense bill veto unless Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) brings the House-passed $2,000 stimulus check proposal to the floor. “This week on the Senate floor Mitch McConnell wants to vote to override Trump’s veto of the $740 billion…


Trump Says He Will Use Impoundment Control Act to Demand Payments Increase to $2,000

President Donald Trump said he was going to use the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 in a bid to increase the stimulus payment amount to $2,000 and remove “wasteful spending” from the relief bill. Trump signed the relief bill, which was attached to an omnibus spending measure, on Sunday evening. “As President of the United States,…


Trump Uses Impoundment Control Act to Demand Payments Increase to $2,000

President Donald Trump used the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 in a bid to increase the stimulus payment amount to $2,000 and remove “wasteful spending” from the relief bill. Trump signed the relief bill, which was attached to an omnibus spending measure, on Sunday evening. “As President of the United States, it is my responsibility to…


Romney Says He Opposes $2,000 Stimulus Check Suggested by Trump

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said he opposes raising the stimulus check amount in the COVID relief package to $2,000 from $600, as suggested by President Donald Trump and other officials. “If we went to $2,000 per person, the additional borrowing would be up to almost $500 billion,” Romney said, according to Utah’s KUTV. “Someone’s got…


Rep. Dingell: House Appears Poised to Pass Trump-Backed $2,000 Stimulus Checks

The House of Representatives appears poised to pass the $2,000 stimulus checks called for by President Donald Trump, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) said Saturday. Republican leadership blocked the proposal to increase the direct payments from $600 last week. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she’d bring the increased payments to a vote on Monday. “Republicans…


Rep. Dingell: House Appears Poised to Approve Trump-Backed $2,000 Stimulus Checks

The House of Representatives appears poised to pass the measure that would send $2,000 stimulus checks to most Americans, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) said Saturday. The measure was called for by President Donald Trump. Republican leadership blocked the proposal to increase the direct payments from $600 last week. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she’d…


Graham: Trump ‘Determined’ to Get $2,000 Stimulus Checks, Challenge Big Tech

President Donald Trump is set on getting Americans $2,000 stimulus checks, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said late Friday after meeting with the president. “After spending some time with President @realDonaldTrump today, I am convinced he is more determined than ever to increase stimulus payments to $2,000 per person and challenge Section 230 big tech liability…