Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. backed President Trump’s call for $2,000 stimulus checks Friday after the Senate majority leader and other Senate Republicans blocked a last-ditch bid for larger direct payments in the latest coronavirus relief package.
Trump and lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle called on the Senate to approve $2,000 direct payments, up from the $600 set to be dispersed beginning this week.
But Mitch McConnell and other Republicans scuttled efforts for a standalone vote before the current session of Congress ends. "With all due respect to my Republican colleagues, a $2k direct payment for individuals and families who are struggling is not socialism," Graham wrote on Twitter.
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