Republicans need to approve the $2,000 stimulus checks, President Donald Trump said Tuesday. “Unless Republicans have a death wish, and it is also the right thing to do, they must approve the $2,000 payments ASAP. $600 IS NOT ENOUGH!” Trump wrote in a post on Twitter, his favored social media platform. Trump posted after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) blocked an attempt to pass a bill that would up the checks from $600 to $2,000. McConnell did not explain why he blocked the legislation, known as the CASH Act. The House passed the bill late Monday, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) made the request for unanimous consent from fellow senators. A unanimous consent request avoids a recorded vote, but a request can be blocked by a single senator. Forty-four Republican members joined Democrats in voting for the act in the House. With all Senate Democrats supporting the …