GOP Block Effort By Trump and Democrats To Increase Stimulus Check To $2,000
Republicans in the House of Representatives on Thursday blocked an attempt from House Democrats to approve a plan to send $2,000 direct payments to Americans, according to CNBC. The plan was first suggested by President Trump.
“I am asking Congress to amend this bill and increase the ridiculously low $600 to $2,000, or $4,000 for a couple,” Trump said in the video.
In an odd twist, the Democrats agreed with the President, and called for the checks to be increased to $2,000 after Trump’s
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 23, 2020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 23, 2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tweet. The House of Representatives aimed to pass the $2,000 stimulus check during a pro forma session.“Today, on Christmas Eve morning, House Republicans cruelly deprived the American people of the $2,000 that the President agreed to support,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a statement. “If the President is serious about the $2,000 direct payments, he must call on House Republicans to end their obstruction.”
House Democrats plan to try to vote on legislation increasing the $600 per person check approved in the aid package to $2,000 on Monday.
