“We are doing everything in our power to expedite the payments and not delay them, which is why the president's name will not appear on the memo line of this round of stimulus checks,” White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday. President Joe Biden’s name will not appear on the checks, a departure from last year when the signature of his predecessor, Donald Trump, was included on the payments. The latest batch of stimulus checks will look different than the two rounds of direct payments distributed last year: The president’s signature will be missing.
Nicholas Wu Biden’s signature won’t appear on stimulus checks Democrats cannot afford to lose more than four votes on the final package, assuming all Republicans vote against it. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., told reporters he was “110% confident” they had the votes to pass the bill even if Republicans opposed its final passage. Yvette Herrell, R-N.M., said Democrats’ legislation would result in “big bailouts for Democratic cities,” referring to its $350 billion in aid for state and local governments.ĭemocrats expressed confidence Tuesday they would be able to pass the final bill on Wednesday. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., praised the bill as a “lifeline” rather than a “Band-Aid” to address the fallout of the pandemic.
Under the “rule” passed by the House on a 219-210, mostly party-line vote, the House will debate for two hours before voting on the legislation. The Democratic-controlled House passed a key procedural measure Tuesday evening setting the stage for the chamber to pass the bill Wednesday morning.
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