BREAKING: House is now voting on the COVID relief ($2,000) Bill...

[brooklynite]

A 2/3 vote of the House is required.

Many members are not present and are voting by proxy.

Most Republicans have not voted yet.

[joshcryer]

1. They will vote via majority if this doesn't pass.

Pelosi is playing hardcore here, putting the Republicans on record voting it down.

[underpants]

2. Not going to happen.

Get the $600 out.

[liskddksil]

5. 600 is already out. This is to add 1400 more nt

[mucifer]

3. repubs are stupid to not vote for it

[joshcryer]

6. It would be extremely stupid to not vote for this.

Pelosi would let it go to the media, push for a majority vote, spend 2-3 hours playing the media, letting Twitter lose it because the Republicans failed to vote for it, it would be a disaster for them, 3/3 blocking $2000 bill?

[joshcryer]

4. As of this post we only need 20 more GOP votes for it to pass via 2/3rds majority.

[Lunabell]

7. I love hardball!

Even if it gets voted down by republicans, we will have it on record that Democrats give a damn.

[joshcryer]

8. No, we will move to vote for it via majority vote.

This vote is to get the Republicans on record voting it down.

It will pass today. Whether the Republicans want to go kicking and screaming is up for the tally to determine.

[malaise]

9. Love it

Go Nancy!

[Laelth]

10. Well done, Speaker Pelosi. n/t

-Laelth

[d_r]

11. they sure don't mind giving rich people tax cuts

but they hate giving taxes back to working people

[joshcryer]

12. If it fails it will be by 10 votes or less.

And it will look really bad for the Republicans.

[sweetloukillbot]

13. What is the total needed for 2/3?

And who are the Dems who voted no?

[liskddksil]

14. Schrader and Lipinski

Lipinski already lost Primary to Progressive Marie Newman. Schrader deserves the same. This is a litmus test vote for me.

[FirstLight]

18. i think it's 290 n/t

[joshcryer]

15. Wow! The tally has paused at exactly 2/3rds passage! What the hell.

Assuming the remaining 21 GOP voters do not vote.

[joshcryer]

19. IT PASSED! WITH 21 NO VOTES FROM GOP!

[FirstLight]

16. man, it's close... :(

[MichMan]

17. Why not make it $ 10,000 instead of $2000

Let Republicans deal with voters who blame them for screwing them out of it.

[Tennessee Hillbilly]

20. What about the Senate?

Does it also need 2/3 to pass in the Senate?

And if that fails, can they try again with only a simple majority needed to pass?

Thanks