Glad to see the President is willing to support our legislation, Ocasio-Cortez added.
Let’s do it. @RashidaTlaib and I already co-wrote the COVID amendment for $2,000 checks, so it’s ready to go.
Glad to see the President is willing to support our legislation.
We can pass $2k checks this week if the Senate GOP agrees to stand down. https://t.co/GprwrUPalipic.twitter.com/nFFs1ExqCK Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) December 23, 2020
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In a video message earlier Tuesday evening, Trump ripped the $2.3 trillion bill, which as written includes stimulus checks of only $600 as part of a $900 billion in coronavirus relief funding. The bill also includes another $1.4 trillion to fund the government through most of next year.