No...he said he was taking up ALL of the Presidents wishes to be debated....not just the $2000 item.
McConnell is such a piece of human garbage. Hope he enjoys watching Queen Kamala break 300 ties in favor of Schumer in the next session.
The Dems want a free lunch. McConnell wants the issues brought up by Trump addressed:
“During this process, the president highlighted three additional issues of national significance he would like to see Congress tackle together,” McConnell said.
“Those are the three important subjects the president has linked together. This week the Senate will begin a process to bring these three priorities into focus,” he added.
McConnell did not provide additional details about how he might bring the measures up. But tying the stimulus checks push to Section 230, a legal shield for tech companies, or to Trump’s unproven claims that widespread election fraud cost him his reelection would almost certainly undermine Democratic support for such legislation.]
Martial Law Folks, it's the only thing that will save us from the destruction of our Country.
My first reaction.
If he takes up the other issues with it, it’ll never get through the House. This is a high risk maneuver considering the Georgia run off elections
Remember - the liberal media need to be treated like Soviet-era Izveztia. It will leave out context and important details. Anything that Pelosi and Schumer support and want to rush through - you can bet it’s bad for the country.
Just nuked any chance of an (R) win in the GA run-off. Good bye (R) Senate Majority, a bunch of congressional seats in 2022, and any chance of Trump getting reelected in 2024 (assuming he is not inaugurated in 2021 and he does not start a whole new party for 2024)
The original pork is a done deal, it passed the house, the senate and Trump signed it. The damage has been done already. This is a BS do-over and extortionate attempt by this douchebag, that unfortunately screws Americans by $1400 each (and at a time where most people could really use it)
Trump made a deal with them he signed it on the condition that they take up a bunch of stuff and change it. Seems to me that McConnell is the only one that’s honoring that.
this was a can of worms that should have never been opened.
the covid relief package isn’t the solution, the solution is to end the lockdown. getting into a $600/$2000 p*ssing contest with the democrats was a mistake.
This piece of largess could be cut down to about 20 pages max. But that wouldn’t be good for the pork-O-rama that’s going on. We already know that this will be another case of nanzi, like lucy, yanking the football just as the kicker winds up for the win.
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McConnell on $2k direct payments, Section 230 and elections: This week the Senate will begin a process to bring these three priorities into focus.”
Sounds like Mitch is going to combine the bill with something Trump wants.
Flummoxed at what can be done about elections at this point. Too late or too early for everything I can think of.
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McConnell on $2k direct payments, Section 230 and elections: This week the Senate will begin a process to bring these three priorities into focus.”
Sounds like Mitch is going to combine the bill with something Trump wants.
Flummoxed at what can be done about elections at this point. Too late or too early for everything I can think of.
I don’t trust Mitch as far as I can throw him.
Senate RINO’s are same and numerous.
Only 11 reps voted with trump on both NDAA and stimulus checks
Kentucky Rep. James Comer
Florida Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
Texas Rep. Michael Burgess
Louisiana Rep. Clay Higgins
New York Rep. Chris Jacobs
West Virginia Rep. David McKinley
Indiana Rep. Greg Pence
New York Rep. Tom Reed
Missouri Rep. Jason Smith
New York Rep. Lee Zeldin
New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew
https://dailycaller.com/2020/12/28/house-republicans-voted-trump-both-ndaa-veto-2000-stimulus-checks-list-comer-pence-zeldin/
oh but all these doreign countries get thyeir money and illegals get 1800 ..and the congress and senate get a 60 000 vraise .....civil fn war .............drag him out of the senate and hang him iu the courtyard....hes a piece of scum. ...dont pay ur tAXES.....
What a scummy headline all the articles on this have.
The truth is Schumer moved to pass the bill by unanimous consent (meaning really no vote), and McConnell wants a recorded vote. But no! We need to say he is BLOCKING MONEY TO ‘MERICANS!!!!
Constitutionally undefined Senate rules like 60 vote supermajority and one senator blocking votes or passing bills seem like politically correct, back door ways to nullify the express constitutional guarantee of one vote per senator imo.
"Article I, Section 3, Clause 1: The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, (See Note 3) for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote [emphasis added]."
Insights welcome.
There was a time when I supported McConnell, but if he effectively Kills the $2000 increase, he will be S-— on my list forever.