House Backs Trump on $2,000 Checks, Daring Senate to Follow
Moderate Republicans join with Democrats to pass increase
Many GOP senators had opposed higher stimulus payments
Watch: The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to back higher relief checks for American households which President Donald Trump has been pushing for, sending the debate to the Senate. (Source: Bloomberg)
The House on Monday passed a bill replacing the $600 stimulus checks in the newly enacted virus relief bill with $2,000 payments, as Democrats and moderate Republicans voted in favor of a proposal backed by President Donald Trump.
The bill cleared the chamber on a 275 to 134 vote, reaching the two-thirds majority needed for the expedited procedure used Monday.
