Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday blocked consideration of a House bill that would deliver $2,000 stimulus payments to most Americans — spurning a request by President Trump even as more Senate Republicans voiced support for the dramatically larger checks.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
McConnell blocks Democrats’ attempt to quickly approve $2,000 stimulus checks amid pressure on GOP to act
By Mike DeBonis
and December 29, 2020 at 5:41 p.m. EST