One of the two Republican senators in the crucial January 5 run off elections in Georgia is considering throwing her support behind $2,000 direct payments to Americans amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Sen. Kelly Loeffler said at a campaign event that she would support the bill if it “repurposes wasteful spending toward that.”
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Her Democratic challenger Rev. Raphael Warnock also supports $2,000 direct payments. Earlier on Wednesday he called on Loeffler to do the same.
“As I’ve said from the start, the Senate should have acted on this months ago and support for Georgians should have been far greater. Donald Trump is right, Congress should swiftly increase direct payments to $2,000,” Warnock said in a statement according to the Hill. “Once and for all Senator Loeffler should do what’s best for Georgia instead of focusing on what she can do for herself.”
Warnock sees Loeffler’s comments on Wednesday as an indication that she will not support a bill proposing direct payments of $2,000.
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Loeffler’s comments come after Trump criticized the bipartisan bill passed by Congress on Monday. He urged them to increase the direct payment from $600 to $2,000. Democratic leaders in Congress, Sen. Chuck Schumer and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have already taken Trump up and his offer.
