House Democrats on Thursday failed to replace the $ 600 direct checks in the latest pandemic relief bill with $ 2,000 payments demanded by President Trump this week – which the chief of the majority in the House, Steny Hoyer (D-MD) sought to pass by unanimous consent, only to be blocked by Maison Republicans.
House Democrats will try again Monday, with a new stand-alone bill for the $ 2,000 checks, according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). The House will also try to override Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act as government funding is about to lapse.
To avoid a shutdown, the House could also pass another interim measure – but several pandemic relief measures will also run out between Saturday and December 31, including $ 300 a week in unemployment insurance premium and a moratorium on rent evictions.
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