House Republicans blocked Democrats’ attempt to meet President Donald Trump’s demand to pay most Americans $2,000 to help weather the coronavirus pandemic.
Republicans objected to the bill House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer sought to pass by unanimous consent Thursday to replace the $600 payments in the latest pandemic relief legislation with the $2,000 payments.
Judy Bodenhamer is the managing director of the Client Experience Group and a co-founder of Power Up Professionals. She helps professional services firms with business development, marketing, leadership and team development by coaching and developing professionals to unleash deeper impact, purpose and value in their organizations, both with clients and in the marketplace.
Katie Tolin is president of CPA Growth Guides and a co-founder of Power Up Professionals. She helps firms establish growth strategies; connecting the dots between strategy and actions to boost ROI. As a consultant or fractional chief growth officer, her areas of focus include marketing, business development, product management/innovation and client experience.
Eduardo is the co-founder and COO at BetterUp where he brings a successful operational track record and personal passion for human potential to his role. As COO, he leads work in coaching, business operations, and is responsible for the delivery and impact of BetterUp’s products and programs to its rapidly growing customer base.
Prior to BetterUp, Eduardo served in various strategy, investing, and operational roles at Altamont Capital Partners and Bain & Company. Eduardo is a strong advocate for education, economic access, and equity in the workplace, areas where he actively mentors and advises emerging leaders.
Eduardo holds a B.S. in Business, summa cum laude, from the University of Southern California.
“House and Senate Democrats have repeatedly fought for bigger checks for the American people, which House and Senate Republicans have repeatedly rejected — first, during our negotiations when they said that they would not go above $600 and now, with this act of callousness on the Floor,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement Thursday.
Democrats will try again with a roll call vote on a new bill Dec. 28, when the House also plans a vote to override Trump’s veto on the National Defense Authorization Act. Since current government spending runs out that day — and funds for the rest of the fiscal year are included in the virus relief bill Trump criticized and hasn’t signed -- the House could also pass another stopgap measure to avert a partial government shutdown.
Republicans on Thursday tried to seek unanimous consent on a measure to examine taxpayer money spent on foreign aid, but Democrats blocked that move. In his complaint Tuesday about Congress’s combined virus aid and government spending bill, Trump criticized federal resources spent on international programs, even though that spending was allocated as part of the bipartisan appropriations process.