Pelosi Sets Up Showdown on Trump’s $2,000 Checks After GOP Balks
- Trump panned $600 stimulus checks in virus relief bill
- House Democrats will try to approve payments again on Monday
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A surprise scuffle over pandemic relief is set to run up against a crucial federal funding deadline next week as Democrats side with President Donald Trump in his demand for $2,000 payments to most Americans and Republicans take up his criticism of government spending.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning a full floor vote Monday on pandemic aid that includes the $2,000 payments that Trump says he wants, replacing the $600 in the original legislation. Republicans blocked Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s attempt to make that switch on Thursday.