President Trump: Next Stimulus Check Will Be ‘Very Generous’ And Announced In A ‘Couple Of Weeks’

If you want to parse words very carefully, President Trump said the next stimulus package would be announced in a couple of weeks. He didn’t specifically say there would be a check in that package.

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Trump says he supports another round of stimulus checks

However, several Republican lawmakers have signaled that they may not back another round of checks. Senate Republicans said earlier this month that they would rather focus on the loan program for small businesses, state and local funding, and increased Social Security benefits.

The $3 trillion House-passed HEROES Act includes a second round of stimulus checks as well as more funding for state and local governments and adjustments to the Paycheck Protection Program.

But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has not brought the bill to the Senate floor, and Trump signaled he would veto it if it reached the White House, as his officials have called it an “ideological wish list.”