"I’m in," he tweeted early Wednesday in response to a post from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
"Whaddya say, Mitch?" Schumer asked, referring to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
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I’m in. Whaddya say, Mitch? Let’s not get bogged down with ideological offsets and unrelated items and just DO THIS! The American people deserve it. @senatemajldrhttps://t.co/L1b5rUkc7h— Chuck Schumer
On Tuesday night, Trump called the bill, which passed both chambers of Congress this week and includes $600 in direct payments, "a disgrace," saying that amount was "not enough money" and complaining too little "is given to small businesses, and in particular restaurants, whose owners have suffered so grievously."