Senate Republicans Divided on Second Round of Stimulus Checks, Deposits

Senate returning on July 20, meaning that deposits likely won't be sent out this month

Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) speaks at the start of a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing on the government's response to the CCP virus outbreak in Washington on March 5, 2020. Samuel Corum/Getty Images

Senate Republicans appear to be divided on whether to send more direct stimulus payments to Americans, even though President Donald Trump this week expressed support for the measure.

“I wasn’t supportive of the first round. I don’t think I’d be supportive of the second,” Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) told reporters. “This is not a classic recession that requires financial stimulus.”