Mitch says he’ll allow for a separate bill for the checks tied to Trump’s wants for a liability drop on comments on social media, something the crafty old timer KNOWS will NEVER get thru the Democratic led House….
I’d say the $2,000 check thing is done….
Unless the Democrats get both Georgia US Senate seats and even then it might not fly….
The Defense Bill veto override vote in the Senate is up next….
Trump done lost his ‘juice’….
Beating on McConnell don’t work this time….
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to set up a stand-alone vote on increasing the amount of recently passed stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000.
Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders(I-Vt.) both tried to get consent for the Senate to bring up legislation that passed the House in a 273-134 vote on Monday.
The GOP leader did not directly address why he objected.
But he signaled separately that he could package the increase in direct stimulus checks, with a repeal of a tech shield that has emerged as a top target for Trump and election-related investigations.
“During this process, the president highlighted three additional issues of national significance he would like to see Congress tackle together,” McConnell said.
“Those are the three important subjects the president has linked together. This week the Senate will begin a process to bring these three priorities into focus,” McConnell added.
McConnell did not provide additional details about how he might bring the measures up. But tying the stimulus checks push to Section 230, a legal shield for tech companies, or to Trump’s unproven claims that widespread election fraud cost him his reelection would almost certainly undermine Democratic support for such legislation….
Are you listening Georgia? This is what voting for Republicans down the ballot gets you.
3 martini lunch? Sure we can pass that.
2k for Americans suffering through a once in a lifetime pandemic. Nope, can’t do it.
McConnell signals he DOES have the votes fir the Defense bill veto override…
Not necessarily James, Sanders is Flexing to delay the vote on the veto override…if the 2K stimulus bill isn’t voted on first…he has some ability to do this based on senate procedures I believe…
Regardless, as scott pointed out, this should all be about Georgia now…unleash the political advertising in Georgia saying Republicans blocking 2K stimulus…simple and easy vote they block it…Democrats should all be in Georgia right now, Biden, Obama, Harris, etc, hammering this point home…If both those senate seats flip, that is good news for 2 years of biden’s presidency, if it doesn’t flip, everything will die in the McConnell Senate…Trump is the Worst, but McConnell is right behind him in that category…
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said Wednesday that he would “beg” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to have a clean vote on $2,000 stimulus checks, warning that the GOP will lose its majority in the Senate if additional funds are not approved….
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He, he, he…..
Great point Jack‼️…..
If u haven’t got the message?
Republican US Senate Majority Leader is NOT having ANYTHING to do with raising the stimulus
Amounts to $2,000….
He told Trump he’d go back to rhst later, but he probably lied to the big guy who won’t be President in 3 weeks…
McConnell has blocked efforts to vote on the $2,000 virus/stimulus FOUR TIMES….
It won’t be voted on by the current Congress…
New Congress meets Monday…
We’ll have ti wait till the Ga runoff results to see how the Senate is gonna be for the next two years