President Donald Trump’s push for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks now rests with the Senate after the House voted overwhelmingly to meet the president’s demand to increase the $600 stipends, but Republicans have shown little interest in boosting spending.
$2,000 Stimulus Check Latest Update as Senate to Vote on Higher Payments
On 12/29/20 at 4:35 AM EST
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 vote came a day after President Donald Trump finally signed off on a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that he threw into doubt last week after declaring it a disgrace and unexpectedly demanding that direct payments be raised from $600 to $2,000.
Democrats, who pushed for higher individual payments during the months of negotiations on the package, have jumped at the opportunity to force Senate Republicans into backing the higher payments or defy the president.
Trump caved his on demands and signed the COVID relief bill, but it's unclear if efforts by Democrats to approve increased relief payments will make it out of the Senate.
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