logo
logo
Sign in

US Senate has rejected Chuck Schumer’s attempt over $2,000 COVID Stimulus Checks

avatar
Sienna Stewart
US Senate has rejected Chuck Schumer’s attempt over $2,000 COVID Stimulus Checks

The US Senate has blocked an attempt of Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to quickly send Donald Trump a House-passed bill providing an extra $1,400 payment to Americans struggling due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The New York Democrat needed the chamber to approve a measure backed by his party and the GOP president to bring the total amount of a new round of stimulus checks to $2,000. He requested the Senate do so by unanimous consent, but he was shot down by his GOP counterpart. The fate of the House legislation lies with the objecting Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The GOP leader would be risking his nearly two dozen members up for re-election in 2022 to defy Trump. On Tuesday, President Trump tweeted from his South Florida resort at around 2 am.http://www.vindulacms.com/us-senate-has-rejected-chuck-schumers-attempt-over-2000-covid-stimulus-checks/

collect
0
avatar
Sienna Stewart
guide
Zupyak is the world’s largest content marketing community, with over 400 000 members and 3 million articles. Explore and get your content discovered.
Read more