Ohio Senator Brown Joins Sanders in Delaying Senate Holiday Over $2K Stimulus Checks

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Ohio Senator Brown Joins Sanders in Delaying Senate Holiday Over $2K Stimulus Checks
By Jeffery Martin On 12/29/20 at 11:07 PM EST


Ohio Democrat Senator Sherrod Brown said Tuesday that he would push for a Senate vote on $2,000 stimulus checks by joining Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders's filibuster on the Senate floor.

Sanders called for a Senate vote on increasing direct payments from $600 to $2,000 on Tuesday, a motion which gained an immediate objection from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. When McConnell asked for a vote on overriding President Donald Trump's veto on the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Sanders voiced his objection. Sanders's filibuster could potentially keep the Senate in session until January 1, taking up parts of the Senate's scheduled holiday recess. On Tuesday, Brown indicated that he would join Sanders in making sure the vote on the direct payments occurred.

"I will join Senator Sanders," Brown told MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan on Tuesday. "I mean, I'm in Cleveland right now. I will be arriving in Washington by car tomorrow a little after noon and I will join Senator Sanders. I will be on the floor, make sure this comes to a vote."

Democratic Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey is also expected to take part in Sanders's filibuster. "We should have a vote," Markey said in floor remarks on Tuesday. "It should be yes or no and we should do this before the end of this year."

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[scarletwoman]

1. Kick ass! Thank you Senators Brown, Markey, & Sanders!

[Irish_Dem]

3. Fighting for the American people. This is called leadership. nt

[Iwasthere]

2. It appears a movement is developing

THANK YOU BERNIE!!!!