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Schumer pushes for $2000 checks; McConnell objects

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Schumer pushes for $2000 checks; McConnell objects

Schumer pushes for $2000 checks; McConnell objects

Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday (Dec.

29) requested a unanimous consent vote to raise the amount of COVID relief given to each American from $600 to $2000, per President Trump's wishes.

But Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell objected to Schumer's request, thereby blocking the vote.


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