Pelosi Urges Trump To Sign Relief Bill After Attempt To Boost Stimulus Checks Fails

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says the House will vote on Monday on a stand-alone bill to send Americans $2,000 stimulus checks after Republicans blocked an effort to boost the stimulus checks in the latest COVID-19 relief bill.

On Thursday, House Democrats tried to pass a stand-alone bill that would boost the amount of the direct payments sent out under the relief bill from $600 to $2,000 by unanimous consent. However, the requires a bipartisan agreement to do so, and House Republicans blocked the move.

The push to increase the amount of the checks comes after President 👤Donald Trumpblasted the $600 stimulus checks and called on Congress to increase the amount of the checks. He also signaled that he would not sign the current bill.

In a statement after the attempt failed, Pelosi said, “Today, on Christmas Eve morning, House Republicans cruelly deprived the American people of the $2,000 that the President agreed to support. If the President is serious about the $2,000 direct payments, he must call on House Republicans to end their obstruction.”

She continued to note that House Democrats were pushing for larger stimulus checks during negotiations on the bill, but Republicans “said that they would not go above $600.”

“On Monday, I will bring the House back to session where we will hold a recorded vote on our stand-alone bill to increase economic impact payments to $2,000. To vote against this bill is to deny the financial hardship that families face and to deny them the relief they need,” she continued.