Sen. Toomey on $2,000 Checks: Very Bad Idea, ‘The Vast Majority … Will Be Going to People Who Have Had No Loss of Income Whatsoever’

TAPPER Mitch McConnell Republican ░░░░░░░░ Kentucky is embracing uncertainty ░░░░░░░░ as lawmakers try to ░░░░░░░░ a tricky set of ░░░░░░░░ that could force many ░░░░░░░░ to cross President Trump ░░░░░░░░ Senator Pat Toomey from ░░░░░░░░ great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ░░░░░░░░ me now live Senator ░░░░░░░░ so much for joining ░░░░░░░░ and merry Christmas I ░░░░░░░░ to get your reaction ░░░░░░░░ the President s latest ░░░░░░░░ He said Unless Republicans ░░░░░░░░ a death wish and ░░░░░░░░ is also the right ░░░░░░░░ to do they must ░░░░░░░░ the 2 000 payments ░░░░░░░░ 600 is not enough ░░░░░░░░ do you think What ░░░░░░░░ your response I notice ░░░░░░░░ there are five Republican ░░░░░░░░ that have come out ░░░░░░░░ favor of increasing the ░░░░░░░░ from 600 to 2 ░░░░░░░░ but you are among ░░░░░░░░ s five Republican senators ░░░░░░░░ re among the 47 ░░░░░░░░ senators that have not ░░░░░░░░ Well that s right ░░░░░░░░ and I m not ░░░░░░░░ to because I think ░░░░░░░░ s a very bad ░░░░░░░░ Let s be clear ░░░░░░░░ what we re talking ░░░░░░░░ here We re talking ░░░░░░░░ sending checks the vast ░░░░░░░░ of which will be ░░░░░░░░ to people who have ░░░░░░░░ no loss of income ░░░░░░░░ That s just a ░░░░░░░░ How and why does ░░░░░░░░ make any sense at ░░░░░░░░ Oh and by the ░░░░░░░░ when you bring this ░░░░░░░░ payment up to 2 ░░░░░░░░ the total cost is ░░░░░░░░ two thirds of a ░░░░░░░░ dollars It s over ░░░░░░░░ billion most of which ░░░░░░░░ mean the vast majority ░░░░░░░░ which will go to ░░░░░░░░ who had no lost ░░░░░░░░ whatsoever This makes no ░░░░░░░░ We are in a ░░░░░░░░ different place today than ░░░░░░░░ were back in March ░░░░░░░░ it was of dubious ░░░░░░░░ back in March but ░░░░░░░░ at least you could ░░░░░░░░ the case that we ░░░░░░░░ had no economy We ░░░░░░░░ so completely shut down ░░░░░░░░ economy that we were ░░░░░░░░ to send money as ░░░░░░░░ substitute for the economy ░░░░░░░░ we ve got a ░░░░░░░░ different situation The economy ░░░░░░░░ at 33 percent last ░░░░░░░░ We ve got very ░░░░░░░░ problems within certain employment ░░░░░░░░ right people who work ░░░░░░░░ restaurants and hotels and ░░░░░░░░ and entertainment devastated But ░░░░░░░░ do not have a ░░░░░░░░ macroeconomic depression underway at ░░░░░░░░ So it makes no ░░░░░░░░ to be sending this ░░░░░░░░ to everybody who has ░░░░░░░░ pulse Oh by the ░░░░░░░░ you actually don t ░░░░░░░░ a pulse Anyone who ░░░░░░░░ this year dead people ░░░░░░░░ going to get the ░░░░░░░░ too I wonder if ░░░░░░░░ s enough stimulus for ░░░░░░░░ That s how ridiculous ░░░░░░░░ is.”