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Dec 29, 2020 02:32 AM EST
To increase stimulus checks for Americans under a specific income level to $2,000, the House of Representatives passed a measure on Monday as President Donald Trump championed the effort.
Even though the bill's future is less certain after being passed in the Senate, several representatives are still optimistic about its outcome.
The bill's passing from the legislation with a 275-134 vote came a day after President Trump signed a sweeping COVID-19 relief bill into law on Sunday evening.
The said measure was negotiated on a bipartisan basis, as it will provide $600 in direct payments. But after the deal was brokered and passed out of Congress, Trump complained about the amount, saying it was too low and called for $2,000 checks instead, prompting the House Democrats in pushing for an increase.