Looks like we're not getting another stimulus payment

[Johnny]

The House voted tonight to increase the checks to $2,000. Next stop the Senate.

 

[gracielle]

The House voted tonight to increase the checks to $2,000. Next stop the Senate.

I am confused. If Trump signed it into law on Sunday, now it goes back to the House and from there to the Senate just to vote on the increase from $600 to $2,000?

 

[Johnny]

I am confused. If Trump signed it into law on Sunday, now it goes back to the House and from there to the Senate just to vote on the increase from $600 to $2,000?

I'm not sure how it came to pass Gracielle, but it is interesting to see 44 Republicans supporting the increase. Now it will be even more interesting to see how the Senate handle it, especially the two Republicans in Georgia who are battling to retain their Senate seats.

 

[Caribbean Cool]

The House on Monday passed a bill replacing the $600 stimulus checks in the newly enacted virus relief bill with $2,000 payments,

I am confused. If Trump signed it into law on Sunday, now it goes back to the House and from there to the Senate just to vote on the increase from $600 to $2,000?

The House on Monday passed a bill replacing the $600 stimulus checks in the newly enacted virus relief bill with $2,000 payments,

 

[Renzi]

I wonder if the troops who the House just told must stay in Afghanistan forever will get a stimulus check to help pay for their prosthetic limbs.

"[T]he bill that would [...] place restrictions on U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Europe."

House votes to override Trump veto of defense bill

The Senate is set to return to the Capitol on Tuesday to take up the issue.

www.politico.com

 

[Redpossum]

Latest report I have seen is that Mitch McConnell is blocking the increase to 2000 USD

Schumer’s ‘senior moment’ or McConnell’s refusal to consider $2K Covid-19 aid checks, which is worse?

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s face-plant amid a scripted plea for $2,000 checks has triggered a call for congressional term limits, but some found his Republican counterpart’s refusal to even consider the proposal worse.

www.rt.com

 

[Johnny]

Reports have it that the Treasury Department will begin sending out $600 checks as soon as tonight-NYTimes.

 

[gracielle]

Blow-by-Blow....

Second stimulus check: news summary for Tuesday 29 December

Live updates and information today, Tuesday 29 December 2020, as Donald Trump signs $900bn coronavirus relief bill and House approves $2,000 second stimulus check.

en.as.com

 

[gracielle]

Where's my second stimulus check? Required information to apply

The stimulus bill situation is changing rapidly it seems as 2020 draws to a close; here s a rundown of what we know about eligibility for a second check.

en.as.com

Where is my second stimulus check, when will I get and how to track it with IRS?

With the $600 stimulus checks issued at the end of 2020, and a new Congress being sworn in on Sunday, Americans want to know how to track their payments.

en.as.com

Second Stimulus Check: why is January 15 important for IRS payment?

Following Congress passing a fresh $900 billion relief bill, Americans awaiting a second round of stimulus checks face a deadline from the IRS.

en.as.com

 

[UK Man]

Hell of a lot of building going on where I am especially amongst the 'lower' classes......Kirchner supporter loans?