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  • McConnell Blocks $2,000 Stimulus Checks, Then Ties Them To Unrelated Trump Demands On Tech And Election

    12/30/2020 7:47:41 AM PST · by Enlightened1 · 15 replies
    CNBC ^ | 12/29/20 | Jacob Pramuk
    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 package to $2,000.The Kentucky Republican later Tuesday introduced a bill that would boost the size of the checks to $2,000 from $600, repeal Section 230 legal liability protections for internet platforms and create a commission to study election issues. The bill would meet all of President Donald Trump’s recent demands, which are unrelated, but would not get Democratic support and become law. Through the bill, Republicans would both avoid the act of...