New Stimulus Package Mitch Mcconnell

Discussion over the new coronavirus stimulus package is underway in washington and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell r ky says that it will include stimulus checks.

New stimulus package mitch mcconnell. Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell on tuesday blocked senate minority leader chuck schumer s attempt to unanimously pass a bill to increase direct payments in the year end coronavirus relief. President elect joe biden believes that trade offs can be made with senate majority leader mitch mcconnell to ensure congress backs a new stimulus package. Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell on tuesday introduced his own version of a bill to increase the 600 stimulus checks from the coronavirus relief package to 2 000 but also included two.

Chip somodevilla senate majority. After lawmakers reached a hard fought compromise this week trump undermined his own party by. Mcconnell has for months led republican efforts to limit spending in a covid 19 stimulus package.

According to the hill mcconnell spoke from the senate floor on tuesday and stated speaking of building on what worked in the cares act we want another round of direct payments. Wbko according to a tweet from senator mitch mcconnell on sunday congress has finally reached an agreement on a new stimulus package. According to the hill senate majority leader mitch mcconnell shot down a second relief package that would total between 1 8 trillion and 2 2 trillion which is where the trump administration.

Updated nov 12 2020 at 12 21pm getty senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. Eight months on from the cares act.