GOP senator warns $2K checks can't pass, urges Trump to sign COVID deal
By Jordain Carney - 12/24/20 11:41 AM EST
Sen. Roy Blunt (Mo.), a member of GOP leadership, warned Thursday that President Trump's demand for $2,000 stimulus checks can't pass the Senate and urged him to sign a massive year-end agreement.
Blunt, acknowledging that he has "no idea" what Trump will ultimately do, said that it would be a "mistake" to try to renegotiate the bill, which ties $1.4 trillion to fund the government to $900 billion in long-sought coronavirus relief.
"It took us a long time to get to where we are. I think reopening that bill would be a mistake," Blunt said. "The best way out of this is for the president to sign the bill, and I still hope that's what he decides."
Asked if he knows what the president is going to do, Blunt added: "I have no idea what he plans to do."
more
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/531585-gop-senator-warns-2k-checks-cant-pass-urges-trump-to-sign-covid-deal