Stimulus Vote Today Senate

Senate majority leader mitch mcconnell blocked an attempt to vote on the 2 000 stimulus checks but reintroduced the 1 400 increase with a catch.

Stimulus vote today senate. Bernie sanders unsuccessfully pushed for a senate vote on 2 000 stimulus checks as the clock wound down. Leaping on the division in republican ranks ahead of a house vote on the proposals later today and. On sunday night as part of his face saving efforts following his utter capitulation to congress in signing the covid 19 stimulus relief legislation president donald trump insisted that the.

Senate minority leader charles e. Schumer said wednesday that the senate would pass a house approved measure to provide millions of americans with direct 2 000 payments if there was an up or down. Parts of biden s plan including stimulus checks unemployment relief and rental assistance can be passed with just 50 votes using a special procedure for budgetary legislation.

Chuck schumer says he will try to get a vote tuesday on a bill to boost direct stimulus payments from 600 to 2 000 for millions of americans even though the measure appears to have little chance of surviving the republican led senate. The vote came a day after president donald. Congress votes on new covid 19 stimulus deal.

Senate democrats some republicans and independent sen. Congress could vote today after leaders announced sunday they had secured a sweeping 900 billion aid package. The house voted on monday evening to increase the size of stimulus checks to 2 000 meaning the fate of the higher payments now rests with the senate.