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.