Speaking from the Senate floor, McConnell defiantly accused Democrats of overstepping. Yet it is Trump who has been demanding that lawmakers increase stimulus checks to $2,000 from $600, criticising his own party for not moving quickly to do so. “Unless Republicans have a death wish, and it is also the right thing to do, they must approve the $2000 payments ASAP. For days, Trump held a bipartisan, $900 billion stimulus bill hostage, saying it did not provide big enough checks and refusing to sign it. On Monday, the House approved a bill increasing the checks to $2,000, and Democrats in the Senate have been urging McConnell to allow a similar vote.

Source: bd News24 December 31, 2020 13:07 UTC