nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2 1TXN|||Amid Feud Within GOP, House Endorses Trump-Backed $2,000 Payments||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||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.










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






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.