Keys to How Democrats Would Make the $ 2,000 Stimulus Check Possible | The State
Democratic leader Charles Schumer.
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With Senate Majority Confirmed, Democrats Get Ready to Push for President-Elect and Their Agenda Joe biden.
Celebrating the advancement of his party in Congress, the leader of the caucus, Charles schumer (New York), announced that one of the first actions will be vote the $ 2,000 stimulus check, proposed by the president Donald trump, but taken up by the Democrats.
Will there be sufficient conditions for the Democrats to achieve their mission? The answer is yes, but only if they stick to the plan they’ve been pushing for weeks.
Biden supports
President-elect Biden has said he supports an increase in the stimulus check.
At first he said that the sending of $ 600 dollars to the Americans was “a first payment”, but later he did not specify how much the amount would be, although he referred to the $ 2,000 suggested by President Trump.
During the Georgia race, President-elect Biden said that only by winning the Democrats could he secure more aid to families.
“If you send Jon (Ossoff) and the Reverend to (Raphael Warnock) Washington, those $ 2,000 checks will go out the door”Biden said last Monday.
Nancy Pelosi ready
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy pelosi (California), was the first to take President Trump at his word and push for a reform that would increase the $ 600 to $ 2,000 of aid to families.
That bill passed the House, even with broad Republican backing, so there should be no further roadblocks.
Republican importance
Although they would no longer have a majority in the Senate, Republicans continue to carry an important weight, since Democrats will need at least 10 extra votes to pass the aid.
There are Republicans who have supported the plan, but there is a group of undecided and several others, including the leader Mitch McConnell (Kentucky), who are strongly opposed.
Backed by Josh hawley (Missouri), one of the main proponents of the plan on the Republican side, Democrats have claimed there are at least 10 extra votes.
In an extreme case, Schumer and his colleagues could lower the threshold of votes necessary to achieve their goal.
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