Rep. Richard Neal unveiled legislation on Thursday to increase the size of the stimulus check in the $900 billion coronavirus relief bill to $2,000 after President Trump threatened to torpedo the aid package.
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Trump s former national security advisor calls his defence-bill veto a shameful last act of a failed presidency Ryan Pickrell President Donald Trump with then national security advisor John Bolton during a presidential memorandum signing. President Donald Trump vetoed the fiscal year 2021 National Defence Authorization Act on Wednesday over unrelated issues like social-media laws. Former White House national security advisor John Bolton wrote on Twitter that it was the shameful last act of a failed presidency. Trump has used his veto authority a number of times during his presidency without any challenge, but Congress may override this one.
President Donald Trump s former national security advisor sharply condemned the commander in chief s decision to veto the defence-spending bill Wednesday.
2nd stimulus check: House to move forward on vote for $2,000 payments
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
Posted Dec 24, 2020
President Donald Trump called on Congress to approve $2,000 stimulus checks. Democrats teed up votes Thursday and Monday to do so.AP
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House Democrats, aligning themselves with President Donald Trump, plan to vote Monday on legislation increasing the direct payments in the coronavirus stimulus bill to $2,000 per person if Republicans block their efforts to pass it Thursday.
The checks would be more than three times the $600 approved by Congress in the stimulus package approved earlier this week.
House Democratic leaders will first plan to try to pass the higher payments Thursday through an unanimous consent procedure that requires every Republican to go along. If that fails, lawmakers will bring a separate bill to the floor on Monday.