(NPR) House Endorses Trump-Backed $2, 000 Payments Amid Feud Within GOP

House Endorses Trump-Backed $2,000 Payments Amid Feud Within GOP

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is pictured on Capitol Hill on Nov. 20. The House voted Monday to increase direct payments to Americans above what is provided in the COVID-19 relief legislation President Trump signed on Sunday.



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House Endorses Trump-Backed $2,000 Payments Amid Feud Within GOP

Democrats sought to make a point about their desire to provide more money for Americans than congressional Republicans — picking up an attack line from none other than President Trump. The legislation appears unlikely to advance in the Senate.