29 Dec Congress Approves Bill Upping COVID-19 Stimulus Checks To $2,000, Off To The Senate For Final Vote

Mitch better have our money!

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The house has approved a bill that would increase the amount of the paltry $600 direct payment stimulus checks to $2,000. According to ABCNews, the bill passed with a narrow margin of 275-134 in order to receive the two-thirds majority vote needed to be kicked up to Mitch McConnell and the Senate where it will likely go to die.

Mitch and his band of reprehensible Republicans didn’t even want to give the suffering American people the $1,200 that was distributed this summer and they’ve already rejected the Democrats’ earlier proposal to give $2,000 checks to those in need. That said, now that Donald Trump has demanded that the checks be upped to two racks, it will be interesting to see if those same Senators stand on their petty principles or if they will do as they’ve done for four years and lick Donnie’s boots during his last 22 days in office.

As we reported yesterday, Trump has already signed the COVID relief bill that grants eligible Americans a punkass $600 check that will essentially help no one.

Chuck Schumer has his work cut out for him if he wants to persuade those Scrooge-esque GOPers to do the right thing.

We shall see…