Stimulus Check Increase Vote
The roadblock mounted by senate majority leader mitch mcconnell may not be sustainable as pressure mounts.
Stimulus check increase vote. Now congress will not reconvene until sunday to end the. The vote monday marked a test for republicans who have opposed more government spending even as trump pressed for checks to be boosted to 2 000 per adult and 4 000 per couple. It was passed by the house on a bipartisan 275 134 vote.
President elect joe biden supports increasing the amount of direct payments and it s possible there could be a third stimulus check in 2021. The bill received. The house voted on monday evening to increase the size of stimulus checks to 2 000 meaning the fate of the higher payments now rests with the senate.
The bill to increase the direct payment to americans would be the second stimulus check since the covid 19 pandemic was declared in march. The senate did not take up whether to increase the 600 stimulus check payments that president donald trump demanded be raised to 2 000. Democratic controlled house passes bill to increase stimulus checks to 2 000.
The house voted monday to increase the second round of federal direct payments to 2 000 as democrats. House of representatives on monday voted to pass a bill to increase the 600 stimulus checks to 2 000 with 275 members voting for the bill and 134 voting against it. Trump wants the republican led chamber to follow the house and increase the checks from.