The House of Representatives will vote Monday on a bill to send $ 2,000 stimulus checks to Americans instead of the $ 600 checks included in the coronavirus stimulation and government funding package signed by President Trump on Sunday night.
The vote will take place after Trump spent most of a week against the size of the checks and the amount of foreign aid included in the massive combination of two legislative agreements that legislators sent to his desk.
The Monday vote is not about the “pork” that Trump said he wanted to cut, despite asking for a lot of it in his budget. But it will force members of the GOP House to keep track of whether they should increase the price for stimulus checks after the president insisted.
“I just want to get $ 2,000 for our great people, rather than the meager $ 600 that is now in the bill,” Trump said in a tweet on Saturday.
“The president must immediately call on Republicans in Congress to end their obstruction and to assist him and Democrats in supporting our stand-alone legislation to increase direct paychecks to $ 2,000, which is on the floor tomorrow. will be brought, “said House Speaker Nancy. Pelosi, D-California, said Sunday night.
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“Every Republican who votes against this bill is a vote to deny the financial hardship facing families and to deny the American people the relief they need,” she added.
The bill that the Housemate will vote on Monday was first passed by Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass, filed. It’s just a few pages long and simply changes the passages in the stimulus that Trump just signed with the words $ 600 to $ 2,000. That made his ordinance dependent on Trump signing the stimulus and spending bill, which was in doubt until Sunday night.
However, Trump signed the stimulus is just one step that must happen if the Democrats’ attempt to pass $ 2,000 checks is successful. It will still have to clear the GOP-controlled Senate and be signed by the president later. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., Said: ‘I would be surprised if we handled this’ if the Democrats manage to accept a $ 2,000 bill.
In this November 5, 2020 file President Trump speaks in the White House in Washington. (AP Photo / Evan Vucci, file)
In addition, the fact that Trump signed the stimulus in the law could put Republicans in both the House and Senate under pressure to vote for the increased checks, enabling them to stick to the size of the aid package below. to control. The government is now being funded for next year, key benefits helping Americans through the pandemic are being renewed and $ 600 checks will be on the way, even if the $ 2,000 check fails.
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Trump said Sunday night, when he signed the funding package, that he intends to urge Congress to address its objections to foreign aid separately, possibly indicating that it is open to double-edged efforts to stimulate stimulus investigations and the reduction of foreign aid financing. Strikingly, however, chairwoman Nita Lowey, DN.Y., chair of the House Credits Committee, said the House would not heed Trump’s “repayment” requests.
And the Senate will still have to agree to advance the checks if the bill passes through the House.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, DN.Y., said Sunday he will strive to pass the $ 2,000 checks quickly through the Senate as it passes the House.
“The House will accept a bill to give Americans $ 2,000 checks,” he said in a Sunday tweet. “Then I’ll go to the Senate. No Democrats will object. Will Republicans from the Senate?”
The fact that Pelosi introduced the bill on Monday to be voted on as a suspension measure contributes to the intrigue, which means it will need a two-thirds majority vote. It is not clear how many Republicans will vote for the checks. The number could possibly also be affected Monday by further Twitter admonitions from Trump.
Fox News is told by a member of the House GOP leadership that the measure should ensure two-thirds, but that sentiment is not necessarily universal.
The House meets Monday at 2 p.m., and votes are expected to be cast after 3 p.m. – the body will also vote to replace the president’s veto on the National Defense Act on Monday.
Attendance at the vote will be another element that could affect margins, as it is not clear that every lawmaker will return to Washington, DC on Monday after Christmas or submit proxy votes.
And if the stimulus test measure initially fails in the House, it can be brought to a subsequent vote, requiring only a simple majority to pass.
But whatever happens to the political fraud in Washington, DC, in the waning days of the current Congress and Trump’s tenure, the fact remains that the government is funded and that additional coronavirus assistance has been implemented, leading to the closure of government and a series of other waterfall crises.
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“Pelosi has been delaying and damaging the country for months, but @realDonaldTrump only signed COVID Relief into law,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of R-California tweeted Sunday. “Salary protection has been renewed. Thousands of small businesses will be able to keep doors open and pay workers. Thank you, Mr President, for putting people above politics.”
“I thank the President for signing this legal aid, along with the year-round government funding legislation that will continue the rebuilding and modernization of our military that his government has advocated,” Senate Leader Mitch McConnell, R -Ky, said. in a statement. “His leadership prevented a strike by the government at a time when our country could not afford it.”
Sen. Joe added Manchin, DW.Va .: “I am relieved that the President has signed our bill on dual relief. I hope these emergency benefits can be spread quickly to keep Americans fed and housed and make our small businesses work.”
Fox News’ Chad Pergram contributed to this report.