McConnell signals House $2,000 stimulus checks bill won't pass Senate

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday ripped a House-passed proposal to increase the amount of stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000, signaling that it won't pass the Senate. McConnell's remarks underscore that Congress is unlikely to get a proposal to increase the stimulus checks to President Trump's desk by noon Sunday, the start of the 117th Congress.-- More...