Stimulus Check Increase Senate
The varying levels of support for direct payments were enigmatic of the quarrels between the white house house democrats and senate republicans.
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But the president also repeated his call for lawmakers to increase the size of 600 stimulus checks to 2 000 per adult and said the senate would vote on such a rise after a house vote scheduled. How a democratic controlled senate could pass 2000 stimulus checks. The house of representatives on monday passed a measure to increase stimulus checks to 2 000 after the president championed the effort sending the bill to the senate where its future has been.
It was passed by the house on a bipartisan 275 134 vote. Cnn senate majority leader mitch mcconnell on tuesday blocked an effort to quickly pass a measure to increase direct stimulus payments from 600 to 2 000 though the legislation could be voted. The bill to increase the direct payment to americans would be the second stimulus check since the covid 19 pandemic was declared in march.
Washington the senate adjourned friday night without securing 2 000 stimulus checks leaving hopes for another round of payments in the hands of the next congress. To pass another round of stimulus checks democrats could also use a parliamentary senate procedure that would require biden to get rid of certain parts of the package such as the federal minimum. All senate democrats were supportive of larger stimulus payments.