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

    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.
    by Philip Ewing Dec 28, 2020 2 minutes
    House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Capitol Hill last month. 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.

    Updated at 10 p.m. ET

    The House voted to increase coronavirus disaster relief payments for Americans to $2,000 per person on Monday in a bid by Democrats to capitalize on political divisions among Republicans.

    The vote, 275-134, passed with the needed two-thirds majority didn't pay enough in individual disbursements.

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