House GOP Poised to Block Pelosi’s Bid for $2,000 Relief Checks
- Pelosi wants unanimous consent Thursday for enlarged payments
- Democrats plan a follow up vote Dec. 28 on $2,000 checks
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House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy told fellow Republicans Wednesday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s attempt to pass a bill boosting stimulus payments for individuals to $2,000 will fail, according to a person who participated in a private call with GOP House members.
Pelosi swiftly took up President Donald Trump’s demand for larger payments to individuals in the coronavirus relief package Congress passed Monday night, seeking to approve it in the House on Thursday.