PELOSI PLEDGES HOUSE VOTE ON $2000 CHECKS AS MONDAY SHUTDOWN DEADLINE LOOMS"What the president is doing right now is unbelievably cruel," Sanders said. Despite the harsh criticism, Sanders recognized that he and Trump do agree in principle that $600 would not be sufficient. BIDEN CALLS ON TRUMP TO SIGN COVID RELIEF BILL AMID BATTLE OVER DIRECT PAYMENTS"But you can’t diddle around with the bill," Sanders said. "Sign the bill, Mr. President, and then immediately, Monday, Tuesday, we can pass a $2,000 direct payment to the working families of this country." Sanders' sentiment was similar to that of his Republican colleague Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., who told "Fox News Sunday" that Trump should sign the bill and then push for separate action on the payments.

Source: Fox News December 27, 2020 19:44 UTC