Schumer vows $2,000 stimulus checks for Americans is ‘one of the first things’ Democrat-led Senate will do
CHUCK Schumer vowed that $2,000 stimulus checks for Americans will be "one of the first things" a Democrat-led Senate will do.
The minority leader made the comments as Americans eagerly await the results of the runoff on Wednesday morning.
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"It’s one of the first things we want to do when our new senators are seated," said on Wednesday.
Earlier on in the day he hinted that more checks would roll in if the Democrats took the Senate.
"For too long, much-needed help has been stalled or diluted by a -led Senate and ," Schumer said.
"That will change with a Senate, Democratic House, and a Democratic President."
While $600 are already being , many Americans say the amount is not enough.
However, lawmakers so far have been unsuccessful in approving more financial assistance or a third check, despite a House-passed bill that Trump supports.
has vowed to push a third stimulus check that would likely again gain the support of the Democrat-controlled and also the Senate if Republicans lose the majority, reported.
The Senate failed to approve last week after the House passed a bill authorizing the payments.
The $600 checks are now starting to arrive into the bank accounts of millions of Americans.
At a campaign rally for the races on Monday, Biden spoke of the ramifications that vote could have on the possibility for .
“If you send Jon [] and the reverend [Raphael Warnock] to Washington, those $2,000 checks will go out the door, restoring hope and decency for so many people who are struggling right now,” Biden said.
“If you send Senators [David] and [Kelly] back to Washington, those checks will never get there,” he said.
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The two Democratic candidates, and Warnock, have already voiced support for $2,000 stimulus checks.
While both and Loeffler have also supported $2,000 checks, Senate Majority Leader blocked an effort by Democrats, Trump and several GOP members to increase the recent $600 payments to $2,000.
Regardless of the outcome in Georgia, however, Biden will likely face a closely divided Senate that could make it difficult for him to govern.