BREAKING: House passes bill to increase COVID checks – [UPDATE: ROLL CALL VOTE]

The House just voted by a margin of 275-134 to increase the COVID relief checks from $600 to $2,000 and they did it with a super majority:

The roll call isn’t out yet, as the vote just happened. But as you can see from the graphic, most Republicans voted no.

Now all eyes are on the Senate and the question remains, will McConnell even take up the bill or will he just let it die over the next few days?

And if he does allow the bill to be brought up for a vote, there’s still the issue of the filibuster (I believe) which could alone kill the bill if enough Republicans don’t join with Democrats. If it can overcome a filibuster, then it can easily pass.

Stay tuned…

UPDATE: According to Josh Hawley, McConnell will allow this bill to come to the floor for a vote:

 
UPDATE: Here’s the roll call vote on which Republicans voted for and against the $2,000.


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