It includes $1.4 trillion in spending to fund government agencies and $892 billion in COVID relief.
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Susan Cornwell and Steve Holland / Reuters | 6:40 pm, Dec. 28, 2020 ×
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WASHINGTON/PALM BEACH, Fla., Dec. 28 (Reuters) The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives voted 275-134 to meet President Donald Trump s demand for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks on Monday, sending the measure on to an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled Senate.
The Republican Trump last week threatened to block a massive pandemic aid and spending package if Congress did not boost stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000 and cut other spending. He backed down from his demands on Sunday as a possible government shutdown loomed, brought on by the fight with lawmakers.
Mitch McConnell faces decision over formal vote to increase stimulus payments to $2,000
All eyes are on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday.
After the House overwhelmingly voted to both override President Donald Trump’s veto on the National Defense Authorization Act and to pass $2,000 stimulus checks, it’s Senate Republicans’ turn to navigate whether they’re willing to cross Trump in his final days in office.
McConnell blocks Democrats’ initial attempt to increase payments
McConnell’s plans for the week were not immediately clear earlier Tuesday. The Kentucky Republican blocked an effort to quickly pass a measure to increase direct stimulus payments from $600 to $2,000, though the legislation could be voted on at a later time or date if McConnell so chooses.
Full article The 275 votes for passage meant the stimulus proposal narrowly exceeded the two-thirds of votes cast needed
The Democratic-led US House of Representatives voted 275-134 to meet President Donald Trump’s demand for US$2,000 Covid-19 relief checks on Monday, sending the measure on to an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled Senate.
But even as Democrats helped secure approval for what the Republican President sought on stimulus payments, they spearheaded a House vote just a short time later to override his veto of a separate US$740 billion defense policy Bill. The rebuke, in Trump’s final weeks in office, would be the first veto override of his presidency if seconded by the Senate this week.
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