Mitch McConnell refuses to vote for $ 2,000 aid for the third time, calling it "socialism for the rich" | The State
Senate Leader Mitch McConnell.
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For the third time, the Majority Leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell (Kentucky), refused to put to a vote the increase in direct aid to families to $ 2,000 dollars, something that even qualified as “socialism for the rich”, leaving aside the fact that more than 14 million Americans have lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic.
“Borrowing our grandchildren to do socialism for the rich is a terrible way to get help for families who really need it,” McConnell said.
He accused the Democratic leaders, the Speaker of the House, Nancy pelosi (California), and the Senate Minority Leader, Charles schumer, of wanting to send thousands of dollars “to people who don’t need help.”
“The Washington Democrats took President Trump’s suggestion and diverted it so that the checks would benefit even more high-income households.”, he accused.
President Donald trump, in fact, he has insisted on increasing the aid check from $ 600 to $ 2,000, a proposal to which the Democrats joined, with the senator Bernie sanders (Vermont) as one of the emphatic voices in approval.
In an effort to move that bill forward, Schumer even said Democrats would allow a vote on tech companies’ liability on Section 230, which protects internet platforms over user-created content.
“Just let us vote on the bill passed by the House, and we can vote on any right-wing conspiracy theory you want,” the Democrat said.
Sanders stepped up his stance against McConnell for not allowing a vote on the aid increase.
“(This) goes beyond the battles of the people of Vermont or Kentucky and, let me make it clear to the Majority Leader, that 10 of the 25 poorest counties in the United States of America are located in Kentucky.”Sanders said.
Three topics for debate
The New York senator accused Schumer of linking the president’s three issues, that is, overriding President Trump’s veto on the law of Defense funds, the Section 230 and the stimulus check.
“Let’s be very clear: there is one way, and only one, to approve the $ 2,000 checks before the end of the year. And that is passing the House bill. It’s the only way for the American people to get the checks they need and deserve, ”claimed Schumer.
Republicans in favor
Republicans are divided on the aid increase, but among those who support they are integrated Marco Rubio (Florida) and Lindsey graham (South Carolina).
Even the Republican senators Kelly loeffler and David perdue They expressed their support for the payment, amid the special election contest in Georgia that could cause Republicans to lose a majority.
The discussion in the Senate is expected to continue, as the vote to override President Trump’s veto could occur in the early morning of January 1 or in an extraordinary vote on Saturday.
On Sunday 3 the new Congress is installed and the following week the validity of the presidential election is scheduled.
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