{"id":43302,"date":"2020-12-24T12:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-12-24T16:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=43302"},"modified":"2020-12-24T12:00:22","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T16:00:22","slug":"why-did-the-gop-really-kill-the-2000-per-person-stimulus-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=43302","title":{"rendered":"Why did the GOP really kill the $2000 per person Stimulus Bill?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shutdown Looms As Democrat Bid For $2,000 Relief Checks Fails House, Here’s What Happens Next<\/h1>\n

ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n

House Democrats on Thursday failed to replace the $600 direct checks in the latest pandemic relief bill with $2,000 payments demanded by President Trump this week – which House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) sought to pass by unanimous consent, only to be blocked by House Republicans.<\/p>\n

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House Democrats will try again on Monday, with a new stand-alone bill for the $2,000 checks, according to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). The House will also attempt to override Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act as government funding is set to lapse.<\/p>\n

To avoid a shutdown, the House could also pass another stopgap measure – however\u00a0several pandemic relief measures will also run out between Saturday and Dec. 31<\/strong>, including $300 per week in bonus unemployment insurance and a moratorium on rent-related evictions.<\/p>\n

Politico’<\/em>s Jake Sherman opines on the next steps after Trump tossed lighter fluid and a match on GOP leaders, who largely failed to support his challenge to the November election:<\/p>\n