The Senate will also weigh whether to override Trump's veto of the defense policy bill. It would be the first veto override of Trump's presidency, which ends on Jan. 20 when Biden takes office. A Senate vote on the defense bill veto had been expected on Wednesday but could be delayed until the weekend by political wrangling over the stimulus money. The Joint Tax Committee, a congressional panel that tracks federal spending, estimated on Monday that Trump's $2,000 checks would cost $463.8 billion. "The House just took a strong, bipartisan vote to pass $2,000 checks," Schumer said in a tweet on Monday evening.

Source: Mint December 29, 2020 18:12 UTC