The House of Representatives appears poised to pass the $2,000 stimulus checks called for by President Donald Trump, Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) said Saturday. Republican leadership blocked the proposal to increase the direct payments from $600 last week. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she’d bring the increased payments to a vote on Monday. “Republicans objected to passing it. We’re coming back in on Monday and we will vote on it again,” Dingell said on MSNBC’s “Velshi.” “I’m not quite sure, I think everybody’s trying to figure out the parliamentary procedure, but I do believe it’ll pass the House,” she added. “So, Mr. President, talk to your Republican Senate, talk to your Republican leader. Let’s get this done for the American people.” Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) said Republicans would support the upped payments if Pelosi agrees to remove some of the so-called pork from the $1.4 trillion government funding package. …
Rep. Dingell: House Appears Poised to Pass Trump-Backed $2,000 Stimulus Checks
December 27, 2020
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