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Which Texas Republicans voted against $2,000 pandemic stimulus checks requested by Trump? While all 13 Texas Democrats in the House backed the larger payouts, only a handful of Texas Republicans did so Revised to include comments from Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Van Taylor. WASHINGTON – Only a handful of Texas Republicans in the House sided with President Donald Trump’s push to increase the amount of pandemic stimulus checks to $2,000 per person from the already agreed-upon level of $600 per person. The Democrat-run House late on Monday voted 275-134 in favor of the larger payouts – whic...

Here's how Houston's reps voted on $2,000 stimulus checks FacebookTwitterEmail Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, was one of several Houston-area politicians this week who voted against sending Americans larger stimulus checks.Chip Somodevilla, POOL / Associated Press Houston-area representatives mostly followed party lines when voting on a standalone bill seeking to increase $600 stimulus checks for individuals to $2,000. Sen. John Cornyn voted in favor of the $600 stimulus check amount but has been tight-lipped on how he'd vote for an increase to $2,000. Sen. Ted Cruz, who voted against the $600 p...

24 of 36 Texans in U.S. House help pass $900B COVID relief package FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), walks to his office at Capitol in Washington on Monday, Dec. 21, 2020. Lawmakers struck a $900 billion stimulus compromise on Sunday, after months of warnings from economists, corporate leaders and the Fed that the U.S. economy needed additional help. (Stefani Reynolds/The New York Times)STEFANI REYNOLDS, STR / NYTShow MoreShow Less 2of2 Representative Dusty Johnson, a Republican from South Dakota, speaks during a news conference with members of the Prob...

POLITICO Get the Huddle newsletter Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by CUTTING IT CLOSE -- Party leaders are on the verge of striking a long overdue coronavirus relief deal, after months of gridlock and finger-pointing over the issue. But in true congressional fashion, negotiators are still finalizing the legisla...

POLITICO Get Playbook PM Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Democrats are saying they fought Republicans to change their stance on key issues. | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images THE EMERGING CORONAVIRUS RELIEF DEAL -- which should be announced today -- is imperfect. It leaves aside a lot of the leadership’s priorities. It doesn...