Fury as Pelosi says vote on $1,400 stimulus checks will be delayed until FEBRUARY despite promise of immediate action

AMERICANS are furious after Nancy Pelosi said a vote on $1,400 stimulus checks will be delayed until February, despite Democrats promising immediate action. During her first press conference since Joe Biden was sworn-in as president, Pelosi said voting wouldn’t take place this month. Speaking about Biden’s Covid relief package, Pelosi said “as we work on […]

AMERICANS are furious after Nancy Pelosi said a vote on $1,400 stimulus checks will be delayed until February, despite Democrats promising immediate action.

During her first press conference since Joe Biden was sworn-in as president, Pelosi said voting wouldn’t take place this month.

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Pelosi said the vote will happen in February[/caption]

Speaking about Biden’s Covid relief package, Pelosi said “as we work on these issues we won’t be back in session until the beginning of February.”

She went on to describe the third round of stimulus checks as “what the country needs to crush the virus to put money in the pockets of American people.”

However, Americans have been left angered by the news, slamming Pelosi for the voting setback.

One user wrote: “February is two weeks away. That means the earliest anyone could possibly receive another stimulus payment is three weeks. The House should have been prepared to pass a new COVID package TODAY. Get to work!”

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Americans are waiting for their stimulus checks[/caption]

Another asked: “What did We fight so hard for? To be snubbed again??”

Democrats previously insisted that voting on stimulus checks was a “priority,” with Biden pledging the cash would be “immediate.”

“We will finish the job of getting a total of $2,000 in cash relief to people who need it the most,” Biden said earlier this month.

“The $600 already appropriated is simply not enough. You just have to choose between paying rent and putting food on the table.”

Pelosi herself previously said that the checks would be first priority once Biden takes office.

“We will get right to work to turn President-elect Biden’s vision into legislation that will pass both chambers and be signed into law,” Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said.