Republican Senator ‘Won’t Consent to a Vote’ on $2,000 Stimulus Checks
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) will not be throwing his support behind a vote on $2,000 stimulus checks. “Congress should continue helping workers who’ve lost their jobs. But blindly borrowing more than $600 billion so we can…
Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) will not be throwing his support behind a vote on $2,000 stimulus checks.
“Congress should continue helping workers who’ve lost their jobs. But blindly borrowing more than $600 billion so we can send $2,000 checks to millions of people who haven’t lost any income is terrible policy,” Toomey wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.
He added, “I won’t consent to a vote on that.”
Toomey’s comments come just hours after President Donald Trump called on Republicans to pass the direct payments, as IJR previously reported.
“Unless Republicans have a death wish, and it is also the right thing to do, they must approve the $2000 payments ASAP. $600 IS NOT ENOUGH!” Trump wrote on Twitter.
He continued, “Also, get rid of Section 230 – Don’t let Big Tech steal our Country, and don’t let the Democrats steal the Presidential Election. Get tough!”
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) blocked a vote on the measure on Tuesday, as IJR previously reported.
Trump signed the $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package into law on Sunday.