Second Stimulus Check Update: Trump Wants 'More Money' Sent To People 'Right Now'

President Donald Trump urged Congress to send millions of Americans more stimulus checks while he spends his final weeks in the White House.

Trump was appearing in an interview with Brian Kilmeade, which aired Sunday, when he called on Congress to approve another round of checks, Fox Business reported.

“Right now, I want to see checks – for more money than they're talking about – going to people. I'm pushing it very hard, and to be honest with you, if the Democrats really wanted to do the deal, they'd do the deal,” Trump said.

The president’s comments came amid a renewed push from a bipartisan group of senators for a $908 billion coronavirus relief package.

The proposal includes more funding for the government’s Paycheck Protection Program, aid for state and local governments, and the revival of the weekly federal unemployment benefits. However, it did not include provisions for another round of $1,200 stimulus checks.

While the bipartisan plan is intended to be a compromise between Democrats and Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has signaled that he and other GOP lawmakers would disapprove of a package with a large price tag. He also claimed Trump has no intention of signing off on the bipartisan package.

“At the risk of repeating something we all know, making law will require not just the Senate's approval, but also the signature of the president of the United States,” McConnell said.

The Republican leader instead has pushed for a slimmed-down version of the $908 billion package. McConnell's plan includes an extension on Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and liability shields for businesses. Still, it wouldn't include more personal checks, unemployment insurance and federal aid for state and local governments.

Last week, Sens. Bernie Sanders and Josh Hawley introduced an amendment that includes another round of $1,200 stimulus checks to a spending bill that Congress needs to pass by Dec. 18 to prevent a government shutdown, CNBC reported.

In addition to giving direct payments of $1,200 to adult individuals, the proposal includes provisions of $2,400 for couples and $500 for children under 17.