WASHINGTON, D.C. — Four U.S. House Republicans from Indiana voted in favor of sending $2,000 stimulus checks to Americans Monday evening.
The bill had support among all but two House Democrats, but only 44 Republicans supported it. It passed, 275-134.
Reps. Jackie Walorski, IN-02, Susan Brooks, IN-05, Greg Pence, IN-06 Jim Baird, IN-04, voted in favor of the proposal, four of 44 Republicans to do so. Republicans Larry Bucshon, IN-08, and Jim Banks, IN-03, voted against the bill.
Democratic Representatives André Carson, IN-07, and Pete Visclosky, IN-01, voted in support of the higher stimulus checks.
Republican Rep. Trey Hollingsworth, IN-09, didn’t vote.
The bill now heads to the U.S. Senate, where it’s unclear if it will even get a vote. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hasn’t said whether he will allow it to be heard.
“I simply want to get our great people $2000, rather than the measly $600 that is now in the bill. Also, stop the billions of dollars in “pork”,” President Donald Trump tweeted last week.
As it stands now, most Americans making less than $75,000 a year will receive a $600 check ($1,200 for couples making under $150,000 a year).
If the proposal to increase stimulus checks to $2,000 is signed, the overall cost of the stimulus bill would go from $900 billion to $1.36 trillion, according to House data released on Monday.
