Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Wednesday blocked an attempt to pass the bill that would increase stimulus checks to $2,000, a day after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) did the same.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) asked for unanimous consent to approve the CASH Act, which would boost the checks by $1,400 by amending the COVID-19 relief package that recently passed. Cornyn objected.
