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McConnell rebuffs Trump, Democrats by blocking US$2,000 aid checks
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to force quick action increasing direct stimulus payments to US$2,000 as President Donald Trump warned that failing to act now amounted to a “death wish” by Republicans. McConnell objected to a motion by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to approve by unanimous consent a stimulus-checks bill that passed the House on Monday. He also blocked a motion by Senator Bernie Sanders to vote on the stimulus checks immediately after the Senate votes on overriding Trump’s veto of a key defense policy bill. Senate Majority Leader Mitch ... (full story)
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