One House Republican, right-wing gadfly Thomas Massie, has expressed opposition to the stimulus bill based on anachronistic deficit-hawk grounds
Pelosi will try to avoid a big crowd of members in the House. Photo: Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images There is zero doubt the U.S. House of Representatives will pass the same $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus legislation the Senate unanimously approved late on the night of March 25.
If she can quell any dissent, Pelosi would prefer to pass the Senate bill by a unanimous consent motion, but already one Republican Member, right-wing gadfly Thomas Massie of Kentucky, has expressed opposition based on anachronistic deficit-hawk grounds. So Plan B is to hold a voice vote that would not require anything like a quorum so long as the Speaker concludes the “ayes have it.
In a notice sent to lawmakers on Thursday, members were provided with safety protocols, which include a requirement for all members to use hand sanitizer before entering the chamber and a restriction on members being on the floor during debate unless they are scheduled to speak.
The really tricky contingency would be a Member demanding a roll call vote after the voice vote is completed, which Massie has threatened to do on grounds that enacting a bill of this size and scope without a House quorum would somehow be unconstitutional. Plan C is to bring in Members in groups of 30 to vote, though the bigger problem is getting half the House to travel to Washington; it might delay the vote until later in the weekend.
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