Sen. Graham calls for stand-alone vote on $2,000 stimulus checks

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, a top ally of President Trump, said Thursday morning that he would like a stand-alone vote on $2,000 stimulus checks in the new session of Congress, which begins this Sunday.

“I’d like a stand-alone vote in the new Congress on the $2,000 check,” Graham said in an interview on Fox News, “We have seven Republicans who already said they would vote for it, we need five more, I think if we had the vote we would get there.”

Graham also called for stand-alone votes on the two other issues Trump has been pushing, a full repeal of online liability protections and an investigation into voter fraud. 

“I am urging Sen. McConnell to give us standalone votes in the new Congress, after Jan. 3rd on all three measures,” the South Carolina senator said.

Graham is expecting to be the top Republican on the Budget Committee next year, CNN’s Ted Barrett notes.

Some background: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday blasted the House bill increasing stimulus payments to $2,000, arguing that giving $2,000 checks to high earning households who haven’t faced job loss is “socialism for rich people”

 

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