Sanders Uses the Words of a ‘Very Unlikely Ally’ To Call for $2,000 Stimulus Checks
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) went to the Senate floor to argue for sending Americans $2,000 stimulus checks armed with the words of an “unlikely ally” — President Donald Trump . During a speech on the Senate floor on…
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) went to the Senate floor to argue for sending Americans $2,000 stimulus checks armed with the words of an “unlikely ally” — President Donald Trump.
During a speech on the Senate floor on Wednesday, Sanders brought a poster that featured a tweet from Trump printed on it.
“We have a very unlikely ally in President Trump,” Sanders said. “Nobody here has disagreed with Trump more times than I have. And yet, here is what the leader of the Republican Party says. He says, ‘$2,000 ASAP.'”
He added, “So even on this issue, amazingly enough, the president of the United States is right.”
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On December 22, Trump threatened not to sign a roughly $900 billion COVID-19 relief package unless Congress revised it to send Americans $2,000 stimulus checks.
While Democrats applauded Trump’s demand and put forth a stand-alone bill to increase the stimulus checks in the relief package from $600 to $2,000, Republicans have been divided on the issue.
The House passed the stand-alone bill on Monday night, largely dependent on Democratic votes, as IJR reported.
However, Senate Majority Leader