Mitch McConnell Blocks Vote onbr $2,000 Stimulus Checks.br On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellbr blocked an attempt to vote on increasing the amount ofbr stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000.br Both Democratic Senators Chuck Schumerbr and Bernie Sanders tried to set up a stand-alonebr vote on the stimulus checks. .br The legislation they were pushing for passedbr through the House on Monday in a 273-134 vote. .br However, McConnell blocked their attempts,br as Senate rules say any one senator can blockbr efforts to pass bills or set up votes. .br McConnell signaled that he may tie the increase inbr stimulus checks to “additional issues” that Donald Trumpbr highlighted when he signed the COVID-19 relief package. .br Along with increased stimulus checks, Trumpbr also demanded Congress address the repeal ofbr Section 230, a legal shield for tech companies. .br Trump also demanded that Congressbr “focus strongly” on his baseless claimsbr of “very substantial voter fraud.”.br Those are the three important subjectsbr the president has linked together. Thisbr week the Senate will begin a process tobr bring these three priorities into focus. , Mitch McConnell, via ‘The Hill’.