Democrats Highlight McConnell’s Blocking Higher Stimulus Checks in Georgia Runoffs

Democratic U.S. Senate candidates Jon Ossoff, right, and Raphael Warnock campaign in Marietta, Ga., on Nov. 15, 2020. Jessica McGowan/Getty Images

Democrats are pointing to how Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) blocked an attempt to authorize $2,000 stimulus checks in trying to convince voters to vote Democrat in the upcoming Georgia Senate runoff elections.

Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) and David Perdue (R-Ga.) are battling challengers Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, respectively, in the runoffs.