McConnell signaled separately that he could package the increase in direct stimulus checks, with a repeal of a tech shield that has emerged as a top target for Trump and election-related investigations. Trump, in his statement on signing the $2.3 trillion package, said the Senate would "start the process for a vote" that tackles the three issues.
"During this process, the president highlighted three additional issues of national significance he would like to see Congress tackle together," McConnell said.
"Those are the three important subjects the president has linked together. This week the Senate will begin a process to bring these three priorities into focus," he added.
So, in essence, McConnell is planning to kill the idea with a fake attempt at legislation.
That move is almost as smart as Bernie's filibuster plan. At this point, cooler heads would say, yes, bury all this crap until the new legislature arrives. There is no way Nancy is going to carry her thousand page earmark catalog around through New Years.
We are in an odd moment when everyone except the fanatics want the place to just shut down until Jan 3. And that, folks, is not a multiplier greater than one.
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