The House did the right thing by, as you indicated, over a two-thirds bipartisan vote. They voted to increase the $600 direct payment to $2,000 for every working class adult in this country. And that is the right thing to do.
On the recordDecember 29, 2020
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Bernie Sanders supports the House's decision to increase direct payments to $2,000.
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