Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Thursday dismissed attempts to raise the amount of stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 in a \u2026<\/b>
\nSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Thursday dismissed attempts to raise the amount of stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000 in a standalone measure, dismissing the House legislation and accusing Democrats of advocating \u201csocialism for rich people.\u201d \u201cThe data show that many upper-middle class Americans have kept their jobs, work remotely, and remain totally financially comfortable,\u201d the Senate majority leader said. \u201cOn the other hand, some of our fellow citizens have had their entire existences turned upside down and continue to suffer terribly,\u201d he continued. \u201cWe do not need to let the speaker of the House do socialism for rich people in order to help those who need help.\u201d According to Politico, McConnell used the phrase \u201csocialism for rich people\u201d four times during his address. \u201cBorrowing from our grandkids to do socialism for rich people is a terrible way to get help to families who actually need it,\u201d McConnell said. \u201cWashington Democrats took President Trump\u2019s suggestion and skewed it so the checks would benefit even more high-earning households,\u201d he added. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who has been pushing for $2,000 checks in a rare agreement with the president, disagreed, contending that \u201cvirtually nothing goes to the very, very rich.\u201d \u201cThe overwhelming majority of those funds go to the middle class, the working class, low-income people who in the midst of the pandemic are in desperate economic condition,\u201d Sanders stated. Last Sunday, upon announcing that he would sign the $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief and government spending measure, President Trump urged lawmakers to raise stimulus checks to $2,000, as well as address Section 230 and \u201cfocus strongly on the very substantial voter fraud which took place in the November 3.\u201d McConnell introduced a measure earlier this week that combined three of President Trump\u2019s priorities, raising stimulus checks to $2,000, repealing Section 230, and establishing a commission to investigate voter fraud. However, McConnell emphasized on Wednesday that the House measure, as it stands, has \u201cno realistic path to quickly pass the Senate.\u201d \u201cHere\u2019s the deal: The Senate is not going to split apart the three issues that President Trump linked together just because Democrats are afraid to address two of them,\u201d McConnell said. \u201cThe Senate is not going to be bullied into rushing out more borrowed money into the hands of Democrats\u2019 rich friends who don\u2019t need the help,\u201d he added. President Trump, meanwhile, has been urging lawmakers to deliver $2,000 checks to the American people \u201cASAP\u201d: $2000 ASAP! Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 30,2020 \u201cUnless Republicans have a death wish, and it is also the right thing to do, they must approve the $2000 payments ASAP,\u201d he said on Tuesday. \u201c$600 IS NOT ENOUGH! Also, get rid of Section 230 \u2013 Don\u2019t let Big Tech steal our Country, and don\u2019t let the Democrats steal the Presidential Election. Get tough!\u201d he added: 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! Also, get rid of Section 230 \u2013 Don\u2019t let Big Tech steal our Country, and don\u2019t let the Democrats steal the Presidential Election. Get tough! https:\/\/t.co\/GMotstu7OI \u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 29,2020<\/p>\n