House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she will hold a vote Monday to approve the $ 2,000 COVID-19 stimulus controls requested by President Trump after Republicans blocked his unanimous voting attempt on Christmas Eve .
House Republicans accuse Pelosi (D-California) of ignoring Trump’s request to gut the $ 2.3 trillion spending bill approved this week by billions in foreign aid. Democrats pushed through their counteroffers on Thursday to reconsider those funds.
Pelosi, who readily accepted Trump’s demand Tuesday night to increase stimulus checks from $ 600 to $ 2,000, ripped Republicans out to oppose the unanimous move.
“Today, on Christmas Eve morning, Republicans in the House cruelly deprived the American people of the $ 2,000 the president agreed to support,” Pelosi said in a statement.
“If the president considers direct payments of $ 2,000, he must ask House Republicans to end their obstruction.”
Some conservatives are alarmed by the growth of national debt during the coronavirus pandemic and do not want to approve more funds.
Most lawmakers are in their home districts for Christmas, which means it would not have been possible to have the 50% attendance needed to approve bills by roll call Thursday.
Since Democrats have the House, the $ 2,000 bill is likely to be approved Monday and sent to the Senate of the Republic for consideration.
Pelosi urged Trump to sign the massive spending bill before Monday.
On Saturday, an estimated 12 million people will lose their unemployment rate if the bill is not signed.
The stimulus bill would also establish a new $ 300 weekly unemployment supplement and offer $ 284 billion in forgivable loans to the Small Business Payroll Protection Program, as local officials again order that they close. restaurants and bars.
The big bill combined COVID-19 aid and government funding for most of 2021. If there is no agreement signed into law on December 29, there will be a partial government shutdown.