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"The Senate is not going to be bullied into rushing out more borrowed money into the hands of Democrats' rich friends who don't need the help," McConnell said.
McConnell has offered a competing measure that would tie an increase in the checks to removing a legal shield for tech companies and creating a commission to examine the 2020 elections. But that proposal is viewed as a non-starter for Democrats.
Graham says McConnell is correct in saying that a stand-alone vote couldn't happen by Jan. 3. However, the new Congress begins that day at noon, and the vote stands a chance there.