McConnell blocks vote on $2K checks, signals new package

thehill ^ | 12/29/2020 | Jordain Carney

[ChicagoConservative27]

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to set up a stand-alone vote on increasing the amount of recently passed stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000.

Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) both tried to get consent for the Senate to bring up legislation that passed the House in a 273-134 vote on Monday.

The GOP leader did not directly address why he objected, but under the Senate's rules any one senator can block efforts to set up votes or pass bills.

[SgtHooper]

And then send them outside, one-at-a-time, to address the conservative crowd!

[glimmerman70]

He is not getting enough out of it. Or someone pulled a string on him and said no. Surely not worried about the money. They don’t care. We end up paying it back along with our kids and grand kids. They all have generational wealth. They make how much every a year, but yet have 3 or so multimillion dollar houses.

[1Old Pro]

Good

[Candor7]

That is hilariously creepy>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

The current senate situation is seriously creepy.

The creepy elitism is on serious display.Don’t they EVER learn?

Sometimes I think that Mitch does not have a populist bone in his entire body.

And so, one can only laugh.

[9YearLurker]

I knew China had bought up all our pork processors,—and I guess Congress is just part of that!

[Fury]

Martial Law Folks, it's the only thing that will save us from the destruction of our Country.

There will be no martial law.

[Varsity Flight]

The Exempt Ones

[agincourt1415]

There will be no Civil War. I guarantee it.

To have a Civil War you have got to have two sides with Guns and Ammo. The other side, Liberal Snow Flakes, would not be able to handle the heat, or have the training or equipment.

It would be too much fun to go up against them, though, tear gas, non lethal, will empty the streets.

If they were stupid enough to try. I don't think they will try.

Not to mention that our military is mostly non-snow flake, and supports the Constitution and Law and Order.

[agincourt1415]

Either you or I will be right. I really don’t care which. Just so Biden is not installed.

[dirtboy]

You are missing a key factor - Soros-aligned DAs and mayors. They create zones where liberal rioters can wreak havoc with impunity while charging any conservatives who try to stand up to them.

We already have de facto secession of those cities. I for one refuse to travel to Austin, even though I live a half-hour north. And IMO the outlying red areas will end up limiting travel from those zones if they want to remain sovereign.