McConnell says ‘no realistic path’ for $2,000 relief checks bill, draws rebuke from Pelosi

Republican Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell says the bill that would direct $2,000 coronarvirus relief payments to Americans has “no realistic path to quickly pass the Senate”. After Donald Trump and Democrats pushed for larger relief checks, McConnell said he would not be "bullied" by Democrats into quickly approving the measure. House speaker Nancy Pelosi criticsed McConnell for adding a delay to the payments."These Republicans in the Senate seem to have an endless tolerance for other people’s sadness," she said

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