The New York Post:
Kevin McCarthy …asked for unanimous consent for the House to reconsider billions in foreign aid in a relief bill approved Monday by both chambers of Congress.
That request was blocked for failing to have Pelosi’s consent.
Congress made it official on Christmas Eve: no COVID-19 stimulus money will be approved until next week at the earliest. Partisan gridlock resumed as Democrats sought to unanimously approve President Trump’s request that $600 stimulus checks be increased to $2,000,
The motion was refused consideration under House policy because Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) had not consented.
In a Wednesday night letter, McCarthy accused House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) of “selective hearing” of Trump’s objections, and asked for unanimous consent for the House to reconsider billions in foreign aid in a relief bill approved Monday by both chambers of Congress.
That request also was blocked for failing to have Pelosi’s consent.
Most legislators are in their home districts for Christmas. Pelosi’s request for unanimous consent was offered by House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.). McCarthy’s counteroffer was proposed by Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) on his behalf.
The House won’t return until Monday Dec. 28 to consider further steps.
Because of the impasse, an estimated 12 million people will lose unemployment benefits the day after Christmas.
Trump on Tuesday unexpectedly refused to sign a $2.3 trillion pandemic stimulus and government funding bill that passed both chambers of Congress by wide margins, saying its $600 stimulus checks should be $2,000 and that wasteful spending should be removed.
