Bernie Sanders has expressed his support for President Trump’s calls to increase COVID-19 incentive studies to $ 2,000 after he threatened to hold the Senate through New Year’s Day if a vote is not taken on his step soon.
The long-awaited aid bill has been the subject of pressure for the Democratic Senate, and the boldness remains uncertain after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced new legislation entered late Tuesday that combined the $ 2,000 checks with a full Section 230 recall and a probe of a selection ball.
The move came after Trump stopped at McConnell for thwarting Democrats’ efforts to quickly pass the relief check legislation that was on the $ 600 payments proposed in the bill. last week increased.
Sanders, who successfully tried to nominate a Democrat in the primary race earlier this year, on Tuesday was on Trump’s side when it came to circulating the relief scrutiny.
Senator Bernie Sanders said Tuesday that he agreed with Trump on the ‘need’ for $ 2,000 incentive reviews
“As someone who disagrees [President] Trump on everything, I have to say he is right on the need for this $ 2,000 review and I hope the Republican leadership is listening to it, “said Sen. Bernie Sanders pic.twitter.com/7yxARuvbHU
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‘As someone who does not agree with Trump on everything, I have to say he is right about the need for this $ 2,000 review and I hope the Republican leadership is listening to it,’ Sanders told Jim Acosta at CNN.
Trump last week had suggested he would suspend the $ 900billion relief package passed by Congress last Monday unless scrutiny is tripled from $ 600 to $ 2,000 – a move that is gaining traction widespread support from Democrats and some Republicans.
However, McConnell ‘s new mix bill – which includes the higher payments – is seen as a’ poison pill ‘that is worried about failure and continues to provide financial relief to Americans.
Despite backing Trump’s plans to raise the scrutiny, Sanders made it clear that he was opposed to the decision to introduce the other two provisions added to the bill – a both aspired to the president – arguing that these issues were not a priority.
We can separate these issues. Do we want to look at Section 230? It is an important issue. Yeah we should, there is a way to do that. Not now, ‘said Sanders.
‘Things are there [with voter suppression] we can consider it. But for now, the question on everyone’s mind is how do I live? How do I feed my children? How can I not be sent out?
So we just have a request that McConnell bring out a clean house bill. ‘
Followed by a staff member, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., South, will leave the Capitol for the day, Tuesday, December. 29, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Photo AP / Jacquelyn Martin)
Senator Bernie Sanders threatened to filter another vote to overturn Trump’s beast of National Defense Authorization Act with widespread support as a complaint that McConnell would not take a vote on the scrutiny – the move would hold the Senate in session until New Year’s Day
‘If a Republican doesn’t have a death wish … they have to approve the $ 2000 payments ASAP,’ Trump tweeted, saying: ‘$ 600 IS NOT ACCEPTED! ‘
Sanders said he could not be sure the Democrats would win the vote, but said they had a ‘damn good shot’ of winning once it was brought to the floor of the Senate.
What needs to happen now in the Senate, what I am fighting for, is to ensure that a clean bill – the bill passed in the House – comes to the Senate. And honestly between you and me, I think our votes want to pass. That’s what the American people want, ‘said Sanders.
Trump decided on a Republican to stop the attempt, thinking they had a ‘death wish’ to oppose the move.
‘If a Republican doesn’t have a death wish, and it’s also the right thing to do, they have to agree to the $ 2000 payments ASAP. NO $ 600! The president issued a warning on Twitter Tuesday afternoon.
Trump slammed the Senate Republican leader Tuesday for thwarting Democrats’ efforts to swiftly pass the $ 2,000 relief scrutiny legislation, a Republican in Congress has a ‘death wish’ for resisting the step.
‘If a Republican doesn’t have a death wish, and it’s also the right thing to do, they have to agree to the $ 2000 payments ASAP. NO $ 600! The president issued a warning on Twitter Tuesday afternoon.
He also said the GOP must stop Democrats from ‘stealing’ the election and called, as part of its ongoing objection to the National Defense Authorization Act, that Congress work to protect liability legal to throw out for ‘big tech. ‘
President Donald Trump went out to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Tuesday for blocking Democrats’ demand for a bill to quickly raise direct scrutiny for Americans from $ 600 to $ 2,000
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer demanded unanimous approval Tuesday on the pay rise step, which was passed in the House on Monday night
‘Also, delete Section 230 – Don’t let Big Tech steal our country, and don’t let Democrats steal Presidential Election. Get sorry! Trump tweeted Republican.
McConnell blocked Schumer’s request Tuesday for a unanimous pass quickly sending $ 2,000 incentive checks to Americans instead of the $ 600 already contained in the recently signed coronavirus aid bill.
Sanders threatened to hold the Senate through New Year’s Day if a vote is not held on the move to issue more payments. With his protest he captured a vote to overcome the beast of the defense bill.
The result over the $ 2,000 checks has thrown Congress into a chaotic end-of-year session just days before new lawyers are brought into office for the new year.
He is blocking action on another priority – suspending Trump’s veto on a broad defense bill passed each year for 60 years.
To say the least, McConnell pointed to another approach to Trump’s studies that may not divide his party so badly, but that he might not take action at all.
The GOP chief unveiled new legislation late Tuesday linking the president’s call for larger investigations with two other Trump priorities – repealing protections for tech companies like Facebook or Twitter that the incumbent president ‘unfair protest to conservatives as well as setting up a bipartisan commission to review 2020 The primary election he lost to President Joe Biden.
‘The Senate will begin a process,’ the GOP director said. He said a little more, just that he would bring the president’s request for the $ 2,000 investigations and other remaining ‘issues’ into focus. ‘
The president’s last-minute push for larger scrutiny leaves Republicans deeply divided between those who align with Trump’s populist instincts and those who adhere to views more traditional anti-government spending.
Congress had settled on $ 600 less payments in a compromise over the big year-end aid bill that Trump submitted to law.
Liberal senators led by Sanders who support the relief aid are suspending action on the defense bill until a vote is made on Trump’s $ 2,000 bid for most Americans .
‘The working class of this country today is suffering more economic crisis than ever before from the Great Depression of the 1930s,’ said Sanders in an attempt to force a vote on the relief studies. ‘Working families need help now.’ But McConnell objected a second time.
GOP blockade is causing controversy for some as the virus crisis is getting worse across the country and Trump is increasing its applications unexpectedly.