âNo Realistic Pathâ for Quick Vote on $2,000 Stimulus Checks, McConnell Says
The Senate leader all but ended any chance of increasing direct payments, despite some Republican support for the effort.
Senator Mitch McConnell said the Senate would not vote on a standalone bill to increase stimulus checks from $600.Credit.Al Drago for The New York Times
Published Dec. 30, 2020Updated Feb. 3, 2021
WASHINGTON â Senator Mitch McConnell effectively killed off any chance that Congress would increase stimulus checks to $2,000 before President Trump leaves office, saying there was âno realistic pathâ for the Senate to pass a stand-alone bill.
Mr. McConnell, the majority leader, insisted on Wednesday that lawmakers would only consider an omnibus bill that included the $2,000 checks and two other issues that Mr. Trump has demanded Congress address: investigating the integrity of the 2020 election and revoking legal protections for social media platforms. Democrats wi